Senior Manager, Studio Engineering
- Gaydon, Warwickshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee and manage Studio Engineering teams and activities across the UK and China for multiple vehicles.
- Ensure Studio Engineering deliverables are met by managing results through programme gateways in accordance with the Creative and Product Development process.
- Maintain alignment between design integrity, programme objectives, and engineering requirements at key programme gateways and data releases.
- Collaborate with JLR and Partner stakeholders to ensure timely, well-assessed, and appropriate inputs into the development of the design aesthetic.
- Facilitate direct and indirect cross-team integration to ensure compatibility of inputs and are appropriate to the designs.
- Ensure compliance with legal regulations, programme assumptions, internal standards, and attribute requirements through programme gateways and data releases.
- Oversee on-time Data and Surface Releases to support the overall Product Creation process.
- Lead the generation and development of feasible engineering schemes in CAD, proposing creative alternatives where necessary and securing stakeholder alignment.
- Provide technical guidance to Studio Engineering and Design teams, enhancing aesthetics while ensuring manufacturability and high-quality standards.
- Lead efforts in resolving design-related issues, ensuring a structured and effective approach.
- Ensure the Studio Engineering team lead Feasibility Reviews with Stakeholders focussing on issue resolution.
- Deliver programmes on Time and to Cost
- Proof of effective collaboration and alignment with wider JLR and JV stakeholders
- Achieve Design Feasibility Gateway / Increment deliverables
- Deliver Data Releases on time with relevant stakeholder alignment
- Ability to manage competing priorities and lead teams effectively
- Employee Net Promoter Score
- JLR and JV partners Creative Designers
- JLR Design Technical & Realisation Team
- JLR and JV partners 3D Modelling Teams (Digital Sculpting & Surfacing, Creative Modelling, Visualisation)
- JV partners Product Engineering Teams
- JV partners Advanced Manufacturing
- JV partners Product Quality
- Proven experience in Studio Engineering, Design Feasibility or similar, including Concept or Technical development, with a strong hands-on approach to problem solving and solution creation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams, delivering feasible solutions while maintaining design intent.
- A technically skilled and people-oriented leader with a strong design sensibility and the ability to directly contribute to engineering solutions, over relaying information between teams.
- A strategic, forward-thinking mindset with expertise in solving complex technical challenges creatively and applying real-world engineering solutions to design feasibility issues.
- Proven experience in adopting and adapting feasibility processes in line with changing demands.
- Extensive experience in vehicle packaging, bumper and exterior trim engineering, exterior lighting systems, occupant and pedestrian safety, closures, manufacturing and assembly, instrument panel, console, and door trim engineering.
- Solid track record in people management, with a demonstrated ability to develop both individual, and team skills and capabilities.
- Strong business acumen and a customer-driven approach to design delivery.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all levels and disciplines, including Creative, Vehicle Programme, Engineering, and Commercial teams.
- A degree or equivalent relevant experience is preferred.
- Strategic Thinking; capability to align workplace experience initiatives with broader organisational goals and culture.
- Customer centric mindset; treating employees as internal customers, ensuring their workplace is personalised and positive.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- CATIA V5 & TCE data management system
- CATIA V6 & Enovia data managment system
- Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
- A proactive individual with a customer mindset, ensures interactions are seamless, personalised, transparent, and dependable.
- Team player who is willing to take responsibility for their own workload, whilst providing leadership and support to other members of their direct and indirect team
- A determined highly motivated, results driven, and committed leader operating with confidence, energy, and pace.
- Time-zone management expertise: Efficient in coordinating across different time zones to optimise collaboration and efficiency.
- Comfortable interacting and positively challenging others (from internal squads to senior leaders) in an influential way, whilst building credibility and trust
- Resilient and enthusiastic
- Travel & work overseas when required by Creative, Programme, and Partner leadership teams