Position: Virtual Build and Test Operations Engineer

Sector: Manufacturing

Location: Gaydon - Hybrid working

Position Type: 12 month rolling contract

Inside / Outside IR35: Inside IR35

Salary: £32.60ph

About the company

I am currently recruiting on behalf of a Luxury Automotive OEM based in Gaydon who are seeking a Virtual Build and Test Operations Engineer to join their team.

Job Description

As a Virtual Build and Test Operations Engineer your main responsibilities are:

• The Virtual Series team within Digital Engineering is responsible for providing a quality output of CAD to various customers to enable overall program delivery and support physical part order.
• Supporting the delivery of geometric data (CAD) that enables virtual build & testing activities (full product CAE).
• Producing and managing a delivery plan for CAD, through engagement with component owners, that enables a continuum of virtual build & test operations.
• Highlighting any issues and risks in the plan to virtual assessments utilising the appropriate escalation process. Ensuring these issues are adequately raised to the correct groups & tracking them into resolution.
• Understanding CAD quality issues & aligning on a plan to resolve that supports the overall virtual build & test plan with component owners.
• Tracking open test failures against components & align with component owners on resolution ahead of re-assessment virtually.
• Reporting out on status at appropriate events, highlighting the key activities required to support Virtual test plans & highlighting open issues and their age to communicate risks & issues within a program.

Qualifications / Skills needed

• Basic knowledge of automotive engineering content
• Technically curious and confident in learning new skills.
• Proficient in the use and application Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of whole vehicle automotive product design, systems or requirements.
• Knowledge of CAD or Bill of Materials
• Knowledge or experience in the delivery using Agile methodologies and Scrum would be beneficial.

Why work through Contech's?

Contechs are a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology & Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employee's, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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