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Purpose of Role
To perform engineering activities for high-performance road car durability testing programmes, managing, and monitoring the durability attribute development. The role is based at the McLaren testing facility, within the Idiada proving ground in Spain.
Principal Accountabilities
- To take responsibility for planning, preparing, monitoring, analysing and reporting of activities related to vehicle durability tests.
- Main tasks:Test planning: definition of the day by day test plan (including control plan, and consumables/spares plan), according to the resources and facilities available to execute the requested activitiesEngineering coverage of the testing activity: warranty the correct level of support for the testing, defining and planning the shift pattern of the Durability Testing Engineers team.Monitor the execution of the plan, revising and making contingency plans as requiredMonitoring of the vehicle attributes degradation during the test, trough:analysis and comparison of the control plan results (subjective and objective)feedback by the durability drivers, analysis of acquired dataTracking of relevant tested components and the relative fatigue accumulated, through the McLaren/Durability informatics tool.Management/Execution of the planned checks and controls (objective/subjective)Analysis of the data acquired to monitor vehicle attributes degradation and diagnose issuesManaging test efficiency and timings : capability to minimize the vehicle downtimes and the testing costs, with quick problem solving and strategic decisionsDurability Issues and failures: accurate and quick first level diagnosis and related reporting through the McLaren informatics tools. Supported by the Durability Subject Matter Experts team.Additional Reporting: daily test status update reports, daily update of performance degradation analysis reports, periodical updates of test plan reports, final test reports.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- A good degree in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering is preferred
- Ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of Durability & Reliability theories is required
- Significant experience in an automotive test and development environment is required
- A good level of management skills is required
- Experience of any or all of the following is an advantage:low volume, high performance vehicle programmes delivery of whole vehicle development programmes, from concepts through to series productiona broad range of vehicle data acquisition, test and analysis techniques
- Be able to apply detailed technical knowledge to the understanding of new technologies, development of engineering designs and resolution of engineering problems
- Must be proficient with all common Microsoft Office applications including Project
- Matlab experience is preferred
- Excellent English communication skills required, both verbal and written
Personal Attributes
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
- Structured career development framework
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus award
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- Life assurance benefit
- Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- Generous parental leave policies
- A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice