Senior Manager, Body CAE

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POSITION: Senior Manager, Body CAEPOSTING END DATE: 20th July 2023LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire (UK) / HybridSALARY: CompetitiveJaguar Land Rover is reimagining the future of modern luxury by design through our distinct British brands. Our purpose is to ‘Live the Exceptional with Soul’ by being the proud creators of modern luxury and being guided by a set of behaviours we call our Creators’ Code: Customer Love; Unity; Integrity; Growth; Impact.What To ExpectAs a Senior Manager, you will effectively lead and shape the Body CAE team and be responsible for overseeing the provision of tools and models for full vehicle crash analysis, trimmed body durability and NVH throughout the entire virtual series and into production. Y ou will guide the team to support the delivery of vehicles offering world class refinement, off road capability & safety performance.THE ROLEKey Responsibilities

• You will coordinate and maintain a strategic plan identifying and addressing future CAE needs.
• Determine the resource profile and skill set to deliver the on cycle and off cycle demands and develop the team to deliver to those commitments.
• You will be technically curious and capable of effectively engaging with all levels of the business in communicating the challenges and opportunities presented by the CAE toolset.
• Collaborating with several areas within JLR, facilitating a deeper understanding of the potential impact on the product development cycle as a whole.
• Prevent performance issue reoccurrence from previous vehicle programmes by driving priorities for Core off cycle team.
• Work to reduce CAE model build time by supporting a transformation strategy with key stakeholders with the ultimate vision of delivering the continuum which enables quick analysis feedback and reduces late design change.
• You will guide and support the Body CAE program teams in their program delivery milestones and ensure you continually look to improve the approach of the team to meet and exceed their customers’ expectations.
• Resourcing a team capable of delivering to the agreed cycle plan in the most efficient and effective for JLR.
• Ensure a quality of approach that reduces the surprises at VB.
• Responsible for creating an environment of continuous improvement in capability & skill set of the team.
• Support task force activities to solve complex engineering problems
• People health, happiness, satisfaction and retention.

Key Interactions

• Vehicle Safety, NVH & Durability
• DEC team
• SI team
• Vehicle programme team
• Body Chassis program delivery team.
• Virtual Engineering IT team

What You’ll NeedEssential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Excellent Leadership behaviours.
• In-depth knowledge of CAE tools in particular Crash NVH and durability.
• Ability to effectively explain complex ideas, confidently presenting these to senior stakeholders.
• Extensive CAE technical and programme leadership experience at an engineering OEM.
• Extensive experience working in the concept, delivery, and launch phases of vehicle programmes.
• Extensive multi-attribute analytical experience, including optimisation techniques and robustness studies.
• Extensive experience in developing multi-attribute design solution that perform.
• Previous experience in solving complex technical problems cross CoC.
• Strong test engineering experience.
• Strong engineering first principal skills and capability to conduct hand calculations.
• Technical understanding of vehicle design verification and manufacturer.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Competent in the use of CAE software to interrogate FE models / results.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.

Personal Profile

• Demonstrates our Creators’ Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
• Continually working hard to deliver a modern luxury experience to earn and keep our customers’ trust and loyalty.
• Embracing differences, being empathetic, welcoming challenges together empowering each other to deliver.
• A determined individual, highly driven, committed and results-orientated who works with pace, energy and confidence.
• An individual who is able to apply analytical rigour to develop and drive well thought out operational plans, collaborate across functions and combine a short term, pragmatic focus with strategic vision.
• An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, responds constructively to new ideas and input in a changing business environment.
• An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• A sophisticated communicator who is able to communicate directly, clearly and openly.
• An individual who can demonstrate good capability in leadership and management skills, who can motivate, develop and lead functional and cross-functional teams.
• An individual who is comfortable challenging all stakeholders with strong influencing and engagement skills.

#WEAREJLRAt Jaguar Land Rover, we are passionate about our people. They are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of our global customers and the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work and reach their full potential.You will find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, access to select two of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at an extremely favourable cost compared to traditional company car lease schemes, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover (which includes travel insurance) and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover 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 Jaguar Land Rover, 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.Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.