Interiors - Core Seating & Restraints Engineer
We are looking for a driven, passionate and experienced Seating and Restraints Engineer to join our team at Polestar UK and play a key role in the future of electric mobility. You will deliver sustainable and progressive Core engineering solutions as we strive towards a cleaner future, redefining premium vehicles for the electric age.
What you will do:
- Support development of department technology roadmaps
- Drive passionately towards sustainable alternatives to our existing products
- Support project scoping and ideation at concept stage
- Support the team with ‘what if’ studies and new ideas generated by the Principal Engineers
- Develop centre of competency documentation and design guidelines
- Capture quality history and ensure lessons learned are captured on future vehicles
- Develop best in class and best practise Design & Engineering standards and procedures to support Polestar’s Forward Model Quality aspirations
- Support development of test methods and reports
- Work across all teams in the Body Interiors team to ensure standardisation across group
- Build relationships with suppliers to ensure Polestar is at the forefront when adopting new technology
- Development of Technical Specifications and Targets (system level cascaded to component) in line with recognised benchmark vehicles
- Support RFI and RFQ process with purchasing on new projects.
- Support physical testing when required. Component / Sub-system / System Crash
- Lead development of DFMEAs and SCSS’s to support the Design & manufacture of the vehicles.
Who you are:
Technically, you will have:
- Experienced within the area of Design, Development and systems integration of Automotive Seating and Passive Safety solutions.
- Experienced in using industry standard PLM & CAD systems.
- Knowledge and experience of Core Engineering development processes.
- Experience of system/component delivery within an APQP or similar framework (DFMEA, quality planning, PPAP etc.)
- A strong understanding of systems engineering and system development process methodology.
- Understanding of vehicle packaging and occupant ergonomics
You will be:
- Customer focused
- Able to work on a self-initiated basis and in a team environment
- Driven to identify and pursue solutions focused on sustainability and mass, as well as cost
- Able to work cross functionally with stakeholders across the business
- Able to plan and deliver projects within budget and within the scoped time
- Able to work in a team with a mix of experienced designer/engineers and junior designer/engineers, good interpersonal and communication skills
- Committed to delivering technically challenging projects
- Able to work proactively with minimal support using a logical approach in an environment with minimal documented processes
- Experienced with business travel in EU and China, but not critical to role
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