Jonathan Lee Recruitment Looking for CAE Virtual Vehicle Test Plan Lead 38684 at Gaydon Full Time

Ref: 38684

Title: CAE Virtual Vehicle Test Plan Lead

Division: Engineering Operations

Contract Position based at: Gaydon

Rate:  – up to £36.04/hr Ltd umbrella

Position Description:

As a Virtual Vehicle Test Plan Lead, you will be responsible for establishing trusting relationships with engineering teams, and be part of the Engineering Operations Organisation which is the Centre of Excellence for Simulation and Digital Vehicle Engineering.

You will be part of a collaborative, iterative and agile team of engineers helping to deliver best in class digital solutions to the business and its customers.

The Virtual Vehicle Test Plan Lead is responsible for:

• Generating, managing and delivering the virtual test plan and coordinating CAE model build activities which helps achieve the status of our luxury brand.
• Reporting technical status, presenting outcomes and making recommendations.
• Engaging with the engineering and attribute assessment teams to plan and monitor virtual test delivery
• Ensuring virtual test are completed on time and reported out at the key programme milestones
• Planning, organising and chairing key programme events and meetings, communicating status/outcomes at showcase and gateway events
• Management of KPI Virtual Test metrics
• Running Agile vehicle reviews to highlight key successful outcomes, any incompatibilities for escalation to senior stakeholders

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• High levels of personal organisation and attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Confident to communicate across all levels
• Good team player and self-motivated

Preferred:

• Knowledge of whole vehicle automotive product design, requirements, attributes, and verification
• Knowledge of a range of CAD, CAE and other virtual assessment processes, methods and tools
• Experience of managing test plans with complex dependencies.
• Detailed knowledge and experience in the delivery phase using Agile methodologies would be beneficial.
• An individual who is driven with the ability to deliver results
• Ability to work in multi-functional teams and influence decisions

Education

Relevant Degree or equivalent (Automotive/Mechanical Engineering, Physical Sciences, Computer Science or similar)

Additional Information:

** THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35 **

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