Team Leader – ERS Mechanical

As Product Engineering Team Leader you will be responsible for leading and developing the team of product engineers who in turn have responsibility for component, and system level engineering on the Power Unit.

Job no: 492267
Work type: Permanent
Location: Brixworth
Department: Automotive Engineering Centre

If you're successful in this role, you'll…

  • Lead and develop the Product Engineers who have designated areas of ‘Specialism’
  • Engineer world class solutions to requests in line with departmental policies and procedures
  • Consistently deliver performance to the race track, whilst improving reliability
  • Champion best practices, and be the gate-keeper for the quality of engineering within their Team
  • Represent your team in the key meetings including, Faults Meeting, Performance & Innovation meeting
  • Develop departmental processes to support world class engineering with our racing environment
  • Develop the overall capability of your team through coaching, 1:1’s, objective setting, and mid and end of year reviews

Therefore we need you to…

Be skilled at…

  • HV system design, including three phase motors, high power switching devices, cells and safety critical systems, including engineering best practice for HV environments
  • Seeing solutions to problems that others don’t see
  • Communication; providing clarity, structure and focus
  • Managing both the big picture and the detail
  • Team leadership, driving high performance in both technical ability and behaviours

Have experience of…

  • High power density electric machines is desirable
  • Cooling system design & analysis is desirable
  • Managing a team

Demonstrate knowledge of…

  • HV systems (broad and deep)

Hold these qualifications…

  • A high grade degree in a relevant engineering subject
  • Chartered, or on the path of being Chartered - desirable

Be…

  • Driven and motivated to energise their Team to meet demanding targets
  • Autonomous, resilient and considered

In return you’ll get the chance to be part of a team with some of the best in the world, at a state of the art facility, with a very real chance to make history.

We look forward to meeting you!