Vehicle Programme and Test Planner

Vehicle Programme and Test Planner

Initial 3-month contract

Certain Advantage are hiring for a Vehicle Programme and Test Planner based in Gaydon.

• Evaluate new vehicle content and changes to identify the impact on Ergonomics and communicate to relevant stakeholders in the team to coordinate response.
• Monitor vehicle content and ensure that the necessary Ergonomics requirements are active in the central engineering test management system throughout development.
• Lead point of contact for Design Verification (DV) testing for the Ergonomics team; including organising availability of physical and virtual vehicle test properties, maintaining the team's DV testing calendar and central engineering test management system, and ensuring team are aware of upcoming deadlines.
• Ensure completion of the Ergonomics team's DV testing, including test reports.
• Maintain a clear and up-to-date summary of Ergonomics status and priorities across all vehicles and share updates with integration teams and other stakeholders.
• Refresh and maintain team website to ensure internal team members and other departments can easily find information and resources.

• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate activities for a team of around 40 people.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with confidence in working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience using Agile planning tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).
• Familiar with workflow management tools (e.g. IBM Rational DOORS and IBM Engineering Workflow Management).
• Proficient with collaboration tools (e.g. SharePoint, Lucid).
• Desirable:
  Experience working in an automotive environment and/or in an Ergonomics, Human Factors or HMI role.

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