Position: BIW - Lead Engineer Location: Gaydon, UK (On-Site) 6 months contract position The Role As a BIW Lead Engineer, you will be supporting all engineering activities related to Design and 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: 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: Good hands-on experience in automotive BIW (Core body, vehicle structure, upper and 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 and fixture - concepts, assembly and manufacturing Good experience in concept design, layout making, benchmarking, master sections, A/B/C class of surface, packaging study ..... full job details .....