Engineering Manager - Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom - UTAC

UTAC Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Description

Company Description

UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, customisable testing systems, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sportscars festivals. The Group provides services and systems to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland, Morocco, and Germany; it has subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Our core values of Expertise , Innovation and Integrity provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

Job Description

Purpose: Functional and daily management of a small team of passive safety test engineers.

Responsibilities:

Manage a team of passive safety test engineers engaged in full scale crash, engineering systems and sled testing
Safe on time delivery of tests and associated deliverables in a right first time environment
The production of budgetary proposal with costing and engineering solutions
Engineering function delivered within budgetary expectation
Liaise with customers and witnessing authorities to deliver homologation testing
Test planning and resource allocation
Maintain internal quality standards and external accreditations (includes ISO 17025)
Identify capital expenditure needs and draft supporting business cases
Identify future training needs and maintain training records
Support commercial and business development activities associated with the passive safety function
Represent UTAC in passive safety working groups
Project and programme management
Maintain and cultivate relationships with OEM passive safety customers
Monitor future legislation and future passive safety trends and derive investment plans

Qualifications

Qualifications: Engineering graduate or able to demonstrate equivalent experience in a product test or laboratory environment

Experience

Ideally passive safety or vehicle engineering test experience in an OEM (Auto or Aero)
Demonstrable team leadership experience in a test or engineering environment
Energetic and motivated to deliver in challenging customer facing situations
Prepared to work extended hours when required
Ability to react to a changing workload

Skills

Applied first principles understanding of engineering dynamics
Programme management with multiple stakeholders and high-value complex test assets
Familiar with high-speed data capture techniques and hardware
Data analysis and manipulation (Diadem, X-Crash, Cam2Measure advantageous)
CAD (Solidworks or similar) advantageous
Good communications skills both oral and written
Confident when dealing directly with customers
Ability to work well in a team
Attention to detail
Problem-solving / lateral thinking
Professional presentation with customer-facing communication
Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Personal Behaviours

Customer focused
Flexible and adaptable
High level of confidentiality and integrity
Punctual
Meticulous and methodical
Dependable
Proactive
Practical
Highly motivated team player

Other

Flexibility to support test activity both off-site and outside of normal working hours
Flexibility to travel inside and outside the UK as and when required
Full UK driving license & own transport (UTAC Millbrook is not easily accessible via public transport)
Willing to undergo a Criminal Records check and Security Vetting
NOTE: This position will be based on site but will require periods of working at other sites in the UK

Additional Information

For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create a great place to work. UTAC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing inclusion and supporting our people to be themselves and at their very best.

By joining us you will gain access to a broad range of learning relevant to your role and personal development, as well as exposure to leading technologies and expertise. Our reward and benefit programmes are designed to support our people with competitive and locally tailored packages combined with support for individual health and well-being both inside and outside of work.

In the UK this includes:
- Life Cover
- Access to a wide range of discounts and offers via the Perkz reward scheme
- Recognition awards linked to our UTAC values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity
- Healthcare cashback plans
- Generous holiday benefits
- Contributory pension schemes
- Attractive family-friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working
- Access to a variety of employee assistance support services

Learn more about UTAC and what and how we do what we do at for positions at UTAC must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the country the role is based in. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: UTAC does not accept speculative applications from agencies for our open positions and any submissions made will not be accepted and no fees will be accepted or paid in respect of speculative CVs received.

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