Graduate Engineer - Coventry Coventry, England
Job description
Lear For You
We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams. We foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. What we are trying to say is we want to be more for you.
We are your path to a better career, a better future, and a better you.
Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, flawlessly manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we are one of the World's Most Admired Companies.
Our teams are the secret to our success. They are empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we all understand that we must work together to win.
Are you ready for a better career? A better future?
We're Lear For You.
Company Overview
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation
Role overview:
Graduate engineering role which will involve placements in a wide range of departments over a 3 year period.
To gain the skills / knowledge and experience required to become a Project Engineer working within the seating development team.
To gain an understanding of the design and development requirements for automotive seating products, manufacture, and to understand how they are validated.
This job will be based in Coventry, UK
Main Responsibilities:
To gain the skills and experience to become a Product / Project Engineer
Engaging in programs to assist the Engineering Project Managers to execute seating designs to specification requirements meeting customer expectations
Work within the various engineering functions to get an understanding of design, analysis, validation, build, structured problem solving, tolerance analysis, drawing creation and dimensioning
Define product requirements in terms of function, safety, durability and appearance to ensure targets are defined and achieved
Learn the skills to enable good competitor technical benchmarking and attribute definition
Management of open issues and driving them to successful closure within the agreed timing
Drive design for manufacture and assembly into the product(s) that you will be developing
Presentations to Lear colleagues and customer senior management as required with respect to your area of responsibility
Participate in innovation activities to create ideas and concepts for the next generation of seating products with focus on improved user experience, lower weight, improved safety and cost reduction.
The role may require occasional travel within the UK and Europe.
Key skills and Qualifications:
Further education qualification (degree or similar) in engineering.
Would suit a new graduate / candidate looking for further experience
A general understanding of engineering principles.
Good knowledge of Microsoft office software
Appreciation of CAD and or CAE systems would be an advantage
Open mind, proactive, team player, and good communications skills.
Fluent English.
Why Lear- What We Offer
All of our roles offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places it’s people first. In addition we offer:
- Group Personal Pension with AVIVA
- Salary sacrifice will be implemented in September 2023
- Hybrid Working (3+2) (non-contractual)
- Core hours working (non-contractual)
- 25 days annual leave
- Life Cover 3 x Basic Salary (Expression of wishes form required)
- AXA PPP Private Medical Insurance
- EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
