BIW Lead Engineer

Job description

For a leading OEM automotive client, we are searching for a BIW Lead Engineer, this is a 6-12 Month contract position working out of Gaydon.

· supporting all engineering activities related to the design & Release of BIW commodities, from concept to launch and working closely with interfacing component owners, Purchasing, STA, Manufacturing and suppliers

· Evaluating and implementing cost reduction (VAVE) proposals

Your responsibilities: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition)

· Delivering engineering solutions for both prototype and production parts

· Optimized design solutions for weight, cost, manufacturing feasibility, quality and functional attributes

· Ensure adherence to OEM specific processes and procedures to deliver robust, fully validated geometric compatible commodities

· Ensure adherence to OEM specific PLM standards

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clearly communicate design status to key stakeholders such as manufacturing, suppliers, component owners and management

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition)

· Good hands-on experience in automotive BIW (Core body, vehicle structure, upper & under body, closures, front hood, tail gate, under body cover)

· Good Knowledge and experience in NPD (New product development) with respect to complete automotive body system

· Proficient in sheet metal design

· Proficient in tooling, Jigs & fixture - concepts, assembly and manufacturing

· Good experience in concept design, layout making, benchmarking, master sections, A/B/C class of surface, packaging study and fixing concepts

· Good understanding of vehicle program milestones

· Experience in managing supplier teams for the delivery of program milestones

· Experience in ensuring design solutions meeting program level targets for cost & weight, legal regulations & DV requirements, optical quality and Product Audit requirements

· Experience in maintaining commodity documentation up to date including meeting minutes, foundation & program DFMEAs, DFM/DFA, quality history & bill of design

· Experience in creating and maintaining of BOM, 3D models, 2D drawing and GD&T using CATIA V5/V6 and tolerance stack up

· Capable of handling project independently and working closely with CAE team for achieving the desired targets (Functional and NVH).

· Supporting in creating and updating supplier RFI/RFQ

· Experience in complying with the commodity / System and vehicle level test requirement with detail planning of test & development

· Knowledge of issue management and build support

· Experience in automotive BIW (core body, vehicle structure, upper & under body, closures, front hood, tail gate, under body cover), 3DX, Catia V5/V6

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: (As applicable)

· Creating and proposing alternative solutions considering VAVE ideas.

· Working knowledge of problem resolution techniques & Root cause analysis techniques (e.g. Six Sigma, 5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D, Ishikawa)

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

West Midlands

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English