Engineering Specialist

Engineering Specialist (29303)

Warwickshire

My client, a leading automotive manufacturer, based in Warwickshire, are looking to recruit a Engineering Specialist to join their Vehicle Engineering division on a long-term contract basis.

Reference: 29303
Rate: £25.66 p/h Ltd
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire
Role: Engineering Specialist

Position Description:

*Based in the Design Studio at our Research and Development facility in Warwickshire, as part of an expanding Human Factors team
*Programme Leader for Human Factors/Ergonomics related Attributes
*Working from concept through to vehicle launch for specific vehicle programmes via development & validation
*Taking responsibility for development of all customer focussed Human Factors related aspects (Human Machine Interface, Accommodation and Usability)
*Developing & setting targets, developing the vehicle concept with Design, Marketing and Engineering, evaluating and developing Vehicle design via Market research, User trial and Expert evaluation
*Ensuring adherence to relevant Standards, leading problem resolution and validating delivery throughout the vehicle design & development process
*Reporting status using formal documentation and representing Human Factors/Ergonomics Attributes for the programme team

Skills Required:

*Sound understanding of good Human Factors and Ergonomic design principles for Occupant Package and User Interface
*Statistical analysis, problem solving & root-cause analysis including idea generation and issue resolution
*Competitor research/benchmarking (physical & web-based) and Quality data analysis

Experience Required:

*Ability to coordinate and run user trials to gather objective data to support Business decision making and detail design
*Clear and concise communicator
*Ability to produce formal documentation to a professional standard
*Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to short timescales & deadlines
*Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised within the local team and interfacing across business functions
*Human Factors/Ergonomics role within a Consumer based Product Development environment to include concept development, assessment and user trialling Educated to degree level in a related discipline (Human Factors, Ergonomics, Product Design, Applied Psychology, Engineering)

Experience Preferred:

*Human Factors/Ergonomics role within Vehicle design environment
*Awareness of product development process including Design for Manufacture Familiarity with Premium automotive sector, products and features

Education Required:

*Higher qualification in related discipline (eg MSc/PhD Human Factors, Ergonomics, Applied Psychology, Product Design)

For more information please contact Rebecca Smith at Advantage Resourcing.

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