INEOS Automotive – Grenadier – Built On Purpose
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Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced Project Grenadier in 2017, our team at INEOS Automotive has grown rapidly. From a start-up to the scaled business we are now, we’ve hit some huge milestones along the way. Despite some global challenges, we brought our first vehicle, the INEOS Grenadier, from a vision to prototype and to market in just five years. And now, as the first customer deliveries of our INEOS Grenadier have begun, we look to the future with our first all-electric vehicle.
People and Culture
With around 1500 employees, 10 locations and 44 nationalities, we’re an international team working together to challenge the ordinary. We welcome people who mirror our values: Spirit of ownership, who take responsibility and make things happen. Delivering quality work, with ambition to deliver outstanding results and who have a community mindset, believing together everyone achieves more. Creativity and initiative are encouraged to support your career development.
We’re doing things differently.
If this sounds like you, let’s talk.
Your role: The Vehicle Function Manager will be responsible to have full control of all Complete Vehicle DVP. Including Target Setting, vehicle planning, execution and monitoring of development tests and results, with Final Target Approval of Vehicle Targets.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Work with the Overall Vehicle Senior Manager in developing the organization and goals achievement of the department.
- Work closely with and lead the main vehicle development partner, especially the main Engineering Service Supplier.
- Manage a team to have full control and transparency of all DVP activities that are outsources to different ESPs.
- Work, coordinate and build a best practice of technical detailed questions about development concepts.
- Lead the Target setting, gathering crossfunctional feedback from involved Departments, (Product, Quality, Engineering Modules)
- Implement and plan prototype and pre-series vehicle testing and monitoring of their build-up, including parts delivery dates and full vehicle coordination. As well as ensuring vehicle and part availability for testing/homologation requirements.
- Coordinate engineering service suppliers (Engineering houses, Tier 1’s) on all aspects of planning, scheduling and controlling for their area of expertise
- Manage all documentation for the engineering Road Release at Complete vehicle level functions, on each Vehicle Maturity phase.
- Monitor, track and gather the sign-off of DVP results in terms of all testings in the area of responsibility together with all involved stakeholders.
- Coordinate, monitor and track vehicle transport from build-up location to test track and their usage after testing.
- Management of the Engineering Prototype Fleet, ensuring registrations, insurances, and scrapping at end of life of Prototypes
- Deliver and align vehicle validation concept and priories for all the different tests. Monitor and maintain technical log and reports of test contents and tracking and joining of vehicle tests.
- Create, implement, review and confirm test results of validation together with appropriate teams and suppliers.
- Prepare and evaluate for internal and external data, validation result releases, and storage of all DVP results.
- Report to Senior Manager any non-conforming target and regulatory issues and provide solutions at the right time.
- Monitor, track and ensure all documentation for validation and crash results, as well as documentation which will bring the part through to approval in line with legislative and compliance requirements. In accordance with compliance, requirements set up by Ineos Quality Manager, regulations and directives.
What we are looking for:
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience gained at either a Tier 1 automotive supplier or automotive OEM and will have knowledge of the automotive design and launch process, from concept to industrialisation.
- At least 5 years Project Management Experience with ability to communicate at all levels. High level technical communications with suppliers, partners etc.
- Strong automotive knowledge of a number of validation concepts and launch of vehicles
- Experience with legal and governmental requirements as well as to maintain documentation standards according to these requirements.
- Technical undergraduate degree in engineering or science, with further study in business.
- The incumbent must be able to build effective working relationships with internal clients and external supply chain
- Must have strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Must possess good verbal and written communications skills and be capable of establishing solid, professional relationships and credibility to engage with senior stakeholders.
- very good English (written and verbal)