Vehicle Dynamics - Woking, United Kingdom - Apex Resource Management Ltd

Apex Resource Management Ltd
Apex Resource Management Ltd
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Woking, United Kingdom

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**Vehicle Dynamics & CAE Senior Manager

Location**:
Woking, UK or Idiada, Spain


Shift:
Days - 40-hours


Permanent

Vehicle Dynamics & CAE Senior Managerrequired to join a well-established automotive manufacturer, based in Woking on a permanent basis offering a competitive salary.

Our client is an automotive supercar and hypercar brand, with a global reputation for producing high-performance vehicles.

Working with some of the most iconic designs using modern engineering this company is one of a kind and their attention to detail issecond to none.

The
Vehicle Dynamics & CAE Senior Managerwill be responsibility for all aspects of Vehicle Dynamics, CAE multibody and Full Vehicle Simulation

**The Vehicle Dynamics & CAE Senior Manager role: Be responsible for all aspects of Vehicle Dynamics from target setting to programme sign-off, meeting attribute, timing, and cost targets.
Managing Vehicle Dynamics project delivery and CAE teams

  • Support chassis and commodity teams in technology and suspension architecture selection, development and provide analysis of key performance indicators
Lead the technical delivery of all vehicle dynamics hardware and software calibration development on vehicle programmes
Support launch activities and create processes required for a robust launch schedule

Maintenance, analysis and reporting on vehicle and sub-system models by overseeing all internal and external Vehicle Dynamics simulation & testing activities.

Communicate progress and criticalities to programme management and the Chief Engineers.

Define attribute DVP and work in continual collaboration with Vehicle Engineering Managers to plan and ensure delivery of DVP activities.

Support with the continual development of the multibody, full vehicle models and testing methodologies to reduce development times, improve realism and test data accuracy and correlation of our tools and increase the level of cross-function/attributeintegration.

Support other teams/functions with full vehicle and multibody simulations
Develop relationships with academia, software and hardware suppliers and key consultancies.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Experience of the Vehicle Dynamics & CAE Senior Manager: More than 15 years direct OEM Vehicle dynamics and CAE experience in Automobile industry
Leader of high-performance cross-functional teams
Extensive experience of automotive testing and development
Experience in developing suspension architecture
Excellent Vehicle Dynamics and Vehicle Development knowledge
Experience in component release management and problem solving
Experience of high and niche vehicle (low volume) programs
Good knowledge about vehicle proving grounds and facilities in Europe
An ability to deliver under pressure with an appetite for measured success

**The Ideal Vehicle Dynamics & CAE Senior Manager: Natural leadership skills
Good driving evaluation skills
Must be both a team player and team builder
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ambitious and self-reliant. Intrinsically self-motivated
Delivery focused, with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery
An understanding and awareness of appropriate escalation
The ability to motivate and focus team members and suppliers to meet all program deliverables
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