Mechanical Engineer

Duration:
Contract

Location:
Gaydon

• An On-Cycle (i.e. programme delivery) Weights Engineering role requires assisting with, or ownership of the attribute for the programme, encompassing (but not limited to):
• Lead the coordination of vehicle weight data across all functional owners.
• Own programme‑level weight targets, including setting, balancing, and reporting status to Integration and senior teams.
• Utilisation of set control models to determine the mass and loads of all buildable derivatives on the programme
• Lead resolution of key mass related issues, including loads, distribution, and target gaps.
• Calculate (where appropriate) vehicle mass properties from geometry & first principles
• Coordinate generation & maintenance of Vehicle Mass Property models
• Lead creation and validation of Loading Charts, ensuring limits are feasible and issues are resolved.
• Conduct verification of weight for prototype & production vehicles
• Lead the certification of vehicle masses with appropriate authorities
• Lead in market weight monitoring to ensure vehicles remain within tolerance.

• Define competitive vehicle targets, using benchmarking insights to guide programme direction.
• Monitor and report vehicle status against targets, ensuring readiness and transparency at all programme gateways.
• Lead administration of the RMDV requirements system, ensuring robust evidence of test and validation compliance.
• Deliver Vehicle Loading Charts and Parametric Models in line with programme milestones and standards.
• Produce programme health panel charts to support gateway reviews and decision‑making.
• Generate certification data to enable timely homologation and regulatory approval.

• Customer‑focused mindset geared towards understanding and delivering the needs of internal customers and end users.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of Weight and Mass Properties and it's interaction with other vehicle Attributes.
• Able to prioritise own time and work load.
• Aptitude for engineering, testing and evaluation.
• Able to work precisely and to specified procedures.
• Prepared to work autonomously at all sites, establishing and maintaining relations with local staff.
• Whole vehicle engineering knowledge & cross functional experience
• Knowledge of technologies associated with the automotive sector, especially relating to weight reduction
• Microsoft package elements Project, Power Point and Excel