Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Engineer

Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Lead Engineer

Location:

Gaydon, Warwickshire

Rate: £35.80ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £26.68ph on a PAYE basis

Employment Type:

Contract (March 2027)

Hours:

Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference: J

The Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Lead Engineer will take a leading role in supporting the Efficiency Product Owner and other stakeholders in delivering key Vehicle Efficiency attributes such as real‑world and homologated driving range, energy consumption, fuel economy and CO₂ emissions.

• Supporting the Efficiency Product Owner in the delivery of key Vehicle Efficiency attributes.
• Ensuring that these attribute requirements are compatible with system and sub‑systems.
• Cascading and arbitrating targets for data‑driven, intelligent, optimised energy nodes to deliver a modern luxury experience.
• Collaborating with a wide range of business stakeholders and Engineers to deliver vehicle programmes against the team’s Quality Operating Schedule (QOS).
• Identifying risks and opportunities in a robust data‑driven manner to inform business decisions and engineering direction related to vehicle energy nodes.
• Conducting strategic target setting for the Vehicle Efficiency attribute, including competitive positioning assessment, fleet compliance requirements, customer feedback data analysis, real‑world customer data analysis and legislative requirements review.
• Coordinating and contributing towards Vehicle Efficiency attribute virtual verifications and data analysis.
• Conducting target compatibility assessment and negotiation between the Vehicle Efficiency attribute and vehicle energy node owners.
• Collaborating with energy node owners to influence and define strategic technology roadmaps compatible with Vehicle Efficiency attribute requirements and customer trends.
• Supporting effective Vehicle Efficiency attribute governance throughout vehicle programmes, identifying and making recommendations for risk and opportunity handling.
• Ensuring Vehicle Efficiency attribute and energy node assumption data is robustly and efficiently administered and made available to business stakeholders.
• Collaborating with tools and methods teams to ensure Vehicle Efficiency attribute development requirements are well defined and aligned with programme objectives.
• Contributing to tools and methods development project work where programme delivery imperatives allow.
• Undertaking any other work directed by their line manager in connection with their job.

• Strong technical engineering background with a methodical, structured approach to problem solving.
• Significant previous experience in vehicle attribute and/or vehicle system delivery.
• Detailed knowledge of vehicle efficiency legislative homologation/certification methods, processes and implementation.
• Technical understanding of how vehicle energy nodes affect vehicle‑level emissions, consumption and range for fuel‑consuming vehicles, EVs, and hybrids.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to use data and visualisations to articulate complex risks, opportunities and recommendations in an easily digestible way.

Applicants should be educated to Degree level (ideally with a focus on Mechanical or System Engineering) with significant relevant industrial experience.

This position is confirmed inside IR35.