Lead Engineer, Programmes

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

JLR vehicles set the benchmark for luxury, innovation and performance, and we must continually challenge to improve our vehicle quality and customer satisfaction. Join us within our Quality teams and you will be part of the driving force behind this improvement and unlocking the potential within JLR.

The Programme Quality teams drive quality into programme delivery by acting as the 'Voice of the Customer'; and influencing the programme management teams, Product Development, Purchasing, Suppliers, Manufacturing and Marketing to make customer driven decisions.

This specific role will focus on managing programme quality within the delivery of Vehicle Programmes on our leading and iconic Range Rover brands, ensuring that we achieve the key Quality targets set throughout the development of new vehicle programmes to achieve customer expectations.

This role will be responsible for:

• Ensure the integrity of quality maturation via the assessment and validations of Critical to Quality deliverables through to Gateway approval.


• Develop and drive Whole Life Quality Plans to ensure vehicles deliver quality targets and reduce Things Gone Wrong (TGW) on a continual basis.


• Driving ITP (Integrated Test Plan) process from HTFB through to post / driving problem resolution and reduction of TGW.


• Ensure that all programme deliverables that are the responsibility of the programme quality team are delivered robustly and on time for all programmes within the scope of the role.


• Where deliverables are not delivered to plan, ensure risk and issues are being managed either directly at the gateway via risk and recovery plans.


• Supporting engineering delivery with Evidence Based Engineering Reviews, Design Review By Failure Mode, AGILE working and other forums throughout the programme delivery to provide quality input as applicable to provide the correct risk assessment.


• Provide quality support within the Virtual Series and Design maturation process to ensure that issues are not followed through into the pre-production build phases.


• Lead lesson learnt events and drive the improvement of both the product and business processes by implementing a strong continuous improvement / prevent recurrence mindset.
  
  A demonstrative understanding of programme and project management with specific knowledge of delivery frameworks deliverables and gateway governance.


• Ability to present complex issues in a succinct and straightforward manner to various levels of the business.


• Experience of working with customer and competitor insight data to help drive product decisions.


• Experience of the Failure Mode Avoidance methodology within the systems engineering approach at feature, system, sub system, software or hardware level.
  
  Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you'll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.


This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.