Senior Engineer - Chassis

Our Prestigious Automotive Client is looking for a Senior Engineer: Chassis to join their team based in Surrey. Please feel free to contact us to gain a better understanding of what this means for you.

Job Description:

As a Senior Chassis Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, engineering, and release of full vehicle chassis systems, including suspension links, corner springs and dampers, roll and heave control, uprights and hubs, wheels and tyres, foundation braking, brake actuation, parking brake, steering, pedals, and pedal box. You will be responsible for ensuring designs meet legal compliance and for managing the work package, system package, and subsystem specification and analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Independently applies extensive knowledge of principles and practices in either a broad area of related fields or a specific subject area.
• Uses advanced techniques in the modification or extension of engineering practices to complete assignments.
• Leads projects tasks of moderate scope and complexity.
• Develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products.
• Assists upper levels management and staff within a technical specialism.
• Formulates and solves problems.
• Assists with proposal for future projects.
• Prepares and manages scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Directs and coordinates engineers to complete defined assignments.
• Receives general direction on key objectives.
• Receives supervision relating to critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Interacts with clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others.
• Regularly attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments.
• Assists upper levels management and staff within a technical specialist.
• Formulates and solves problems.
• Assists with proposal for future projects.
• Prepares and manages scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Directs and coordinates engineers to complete defined assignments.
• Receives general direction on key objectives.
• Receives supervision relating to critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Interacts with clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others.
• Regularly attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments.
• Design for manufacture and assembly for responsible components and assemblies.
• Technical procurement support.
• Outsource supplier management to budget and timing.
• Design Sizing Analysis.
• Sub system loads.
• Joints and interfaces.
• Materials selection.
• Bolt calculations.
• Identifying areas for continuous improvement.
• Keeping Technical knowledge and expertise up to date.
• Mentoring and supporting professional development of all colleagues, particularly junior staff.
• Performing any other duties that may well be reasonably expected within the remit of the role.

Requirements:

• Strong background in the design of various chassis systems including Brakes, Steering and Suspension
• BSc/MSc in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong and proven experience in chassis design and engineering.
• Engineering council professional registration.
• Member of professional practice organisation member of local representative committee.
• Involved with outreach activities focused on higher education and professional bodies.