D&R PAT Leader

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a D&R PAT Leader to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a 12-month contract position until 31st March 2026.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement and balance of customer attributes for our client’s vehicles.

The D&R PAT Leader role is to ensure all customer expectations for Vehicle Durability and Robustness of our client’s vehicles are met or exceeded. This is achieved through attribute target setting and verification sign-off using both virtual and physical test methods.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Ensure all targets cascaded and accepted within all relevant Engineering teams.
• Develop integration and Design Verification (DV) plans to ensure accumulating evidence through vehicle programme to ensure delivery of vehicle sign-off on-time to requirements.
• Ensure delivery and reporting of results of all test activities to agreed DV plan.
• Raise clear and concise technical issue reports within 48 hours of identifications.
• Complete all sign-off documentation for agreed gateways.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of all attribute requirement targets by gateway.
• Support the Programme Attribute Team to ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved.
• Detailed strategy and delivery planning for all attribute covering CAR, RLD, rig and driven.
• DV activities with status reporting including road load data, analysis and load cascade.
• Working with system and component areas to define and maintain cascaded target requirements in support of overall vehicle level targets.
• Work with Component Engineers and Suppliers are required to drive implementation and resolution of all engineering solutions.
• Deliver technical recommendations and reports.
• Support and maintain the Automated Issues Management System (AIMS) and track these to successful resolution.
• Work on tasks to ensure all lessons learnt from the current vehicle are captured and fed back to the Programme Attribute Team and progressed as necessary.
• Undertake any other work as directed by their Line Manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Essential Skills:

• Broad knowledge of vehicle technologies.
• Understanding of Durability and Strength principles with a knowledge of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of problem-solving principles.
• Understanding of system engineering principles and delivery.

Desirable Skills:

• Project management of complex engineering test activities.
• Microsoft package elements (e.g. PowerPoint and Excel).
• CAD visualisation systems (e.g. VisMockUp).
• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering and cross-functional experience.

Education Required:

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred.