Lead Electrical Packaging Design Engineer

A great opportunity to work with one of the worlds largest automotive organisations as a lead electrical packaging engineer on a long term contract basis.

Skills Required:
*Provide team leadership
*Delegate and control of the electrical packaging tasks for programmes
*Lead and coordinate compatible package solutions for electrical components around the vehicle, fulfilling all electrical requirements that are acceptable to all other CoCs, Manufacturing, services, Marketing, HMI and design.
*Responsible for securing packaging sign-off of all new installations from all stakeholders
*Ensure all packaging solutions adhere to packaging design standards.
*Own and/or lead the creation and maintenance of electrical design solutions for a given programme(s). *Responsible for the resolution of package incompatibilities.
*Responsible for the generation and maintenance of programme specific CAE request pack
*Assist Programme Leader/Engineer & or Module Leader/component owner in the population and maintenance of the DPA tracker.
*Run weekly reviews to demonstrate CAD data progression/maturity in order for component stakeholder to populate DPA.
*Responsible for the design of fully production worthy mounting systems that adhere to our design guidelines and meet our durability and timing requirements
*Coordinate, present and report package feasibility and status.
*Provide all necessary intra and inter Departmental support in delivery of given programme(s) including preparation and presentation of packaging escalation material for all Project and CPE/CFE reviews (SM sheets)
*Responsible for the maintenance of Packaging for EDS cost and weight optimisation data sheet.
*Develop and reinforce existing relationships with Vehicle Engineering & APC.
*Lead responsibility to ensure timely and accurate data share into respective areas
*Ensure that packaging is represented at virtual and physical prototype build events. Support and resolve any arising package issues.

Skills Preferred:
*Responsible for escalating to the manager any delivery shortfalls including programme gateway risks, programme assumption changes and skills/personnel gaps within team.
*Catia V5 harness Design

Experience Required:
*Project management
*Team Leadership
*CAD - geometry generation (parts & assemblies)"

Experience Preferred:
*Automotive
*Catia V5/Tce/Digital Buck

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