D&R PAT Leader

Caresoft Global Limited; Gaydon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is looking for a D&R PAT Leader in Gaydon, UK, to enhance vehicle durability through effective engineering practices. The role involves setting targets, developing verification plans, and collaborating with engineering teams. Essential qualifications include a relevant degree and strong understanding of vehicle technologies. This contract position offers competitive pay and operates inside IR35 regulations. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management of complex engineering test activities.
• Experience in cross-functional teams within vehicle engineering.

Responsibilities

• Enhance customer experience through vehicle design and analysis.
• Ensure customer expectations for vehicle durability are met.
• Develop integration and Design Verification plans.

Skills

Broad knowledge of vehicle technologies

Understanding of Durability and Strength principles

Knowledge of problem-solving principles

Understanding of system engineering principles

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)

CAD visualization systems (e.g. VisMockUp)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: D&R PAT Leader

Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire

Rate: £27.21ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £20.35ph PAYE

Employment Type: Contract (31.3.26)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference: J36157101

Job Description

The following sections describe duties, responsibilities, qualifications and other information related to the role.

Duties

This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement and balance of customer attributes for our client’s vehicles.

The D&R PAT Leader role is to ensure all customer expectations for Vehicle Durability and Robustness of our client’s vehicles are met or exceeded. This is achieved through attribute target setting and verification sign-off using both virtual and physical test methods.

Key Performance Indicators

• Ensure all targets cascaded and accepted within all relevant Engineering teams.
• Develop integration and Design Verification (DV) plans to ensure accumulating evidence through vehicle programme to ensure delivery of vehicle sign-off on-time to requirements.
• Ensure delivery and reporting of results of all test activities to agreed DV plan.
• Raise clear and concise technical issue reports within 48 hours of identifications.
• Complete all sign-off documentation for agreed gateways.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Support delivery of all attribute requirement targets by gateway.
• Support the Programme Attribute Team to ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved.
• Detailed strategy and delivery planning for all attribute covering CAR, RLD, rig and driven.
• DV activities with status reporting including road load data, analysis and load cascade.
• Working with system and component areas to define and maintain cascaded target requirements in support of overall vehicle level targets.
• Work with Component Engineers and Suppliers are required to drive implementation and resolution of all engineering solutions.
• Deliver technical recommendations and reports.
• Support and maintain the Automated Issues Management System (AIMS) and track these to successful resolution.
• Work on tasks to ensure all lessons learnt from the current vehicle are captured and fed back to the Programme Attribute Team and progressed as necessary.
• Undertake any other work as directed by their Line Manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Skills

Essential:

• Broad knowledge of vehicle technologies.
• Understanding of Durability and Strength principles with a knowledge of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of problem-solving principles.
• Understanding of system engineering principles and delivery.

Desirable:

• Project management of complex engineering test activities.
• Microsoft package elements (e.g. PowerPoint and Excel).
• CAD visualisation systems (e.g. VisMockUp).
• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering and cross-functional experience.

Education

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Additional Information

This role is INSIDE IR35

Do not miss out on your chance of interview – APPLY NOW!

Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Tier 2 General Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply!

Caresoft Global Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency. We are an independent highly-experienced recruitment consultancy dedicated to specialist markets within the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries.

No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.