ASSEMBLY JIG FIXTURE and PALLET DESIGN ENGINEER & PROJECT CONTROL
This is a Jig & Fixture Design Engineer role within Manufacturing Engineering. Responsibilities will include the design of both Body In White (BIW) and Trim and Final (T&F) Assembly Fixtures. The more experience you can evidence the better.
You will be responsible for the Fixture Design from Kick Off to Design Delivery and Successfully physical fixture handover. You will be required to support the continual development of the Department Lessons Learnt (Continual Improvement), and the continual development of the client’s Tooling & Design Standards.
You will be required to demonstrate a wide range of previous Assembly Fixture experiences. The skills we are looking are, but not limited to, the following abilities…
- Engineering Design Skills and Locator Strategy knowledge
- Concept design and detailed design of Pallets
- 3D Detail Design and 2D Detail Drawing experience
- To Project Manage a Design Project with minimal Lead Eng support
- To Co-ordinate and Manage Internal Customers and Suppliers (to provide data in a timely manner)
- To Drive Improvements into our Standards, Processes and Methods of working
- To Create and Update into our Standards, Processes and Methods of working
- To gain Customer Feedback, and drive that back into our working practices
The Assembly Fixture and Pallet Design Role will sometimes be assigned to a particular Vehicle Programme, whose deliverables timing are governed by the client’s Programme Timing framework. The Role could also be assigned to individual Design Commissions, where the timing is governed by the Customer Requirement for Functionality and Timing.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Projects could include (but not limited to) …
Body In White
BIW Assembly Fixtures (Geometry and Non-Geometry)PalletsGrippers (Geo and Non-Geo)Transfer System End Effectors, Put Downs, Take-OutsTrim & Final
T&F Assembly Jigs and Fixtures (Geometry and Non-Geometry)PalletsHand ToolsLift Assistor End EffectorsCarrier End EffectorsChassis Engine and Decking area Tooling / Hand Tools / End EffectorsRobotic Cells Tooling - Tooling / Grippers / End EffectorsKEY INTERACTIONS / INTERFACES
BIW Manufacturing (Process, Joining, Facilities and Standards & Controls)BIW and T&F SimulationTrim & Final Facilities and Process EngineeringProduct EngineeringTooling & Press Parts Group (Parts Stamping)Internal and External Tool RoomsVendor Tooled Parts SuppliersPart Dimensional Maturation Team (DMBI – Dimensional Maturation & Build Integrity)SE Partners / Line Builders Vendors / Direct Sourced Design Houses (All where applicable)Programme ManagementKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Ability to do Compatibility Assessments / Impact AssessmentsWorking knowledge of Assembly and Part Locator Strategy Requirements3D Tool Design Skills from Concept, through Detail to Detailing and DeliveryAbility to generate and resolve Design Snags and Issues. Driving resolutions of issues and feeding back.2D Manufacturing (Detailed) DrawingBuy Offs and Handover. To manage buy-off and hand-over of tooling designs with Customers and Tool room.Working knowledge of Assembly Tooling Standards and Pallet DesignsTo comply with and ensure that all data delivered is robust, meets expectations and is properly managedDemonstrable Cost Engineering. Cost & feasibility studies in support of engineering change proposalsAbility to assess both internal and external designs with respect to total lifetime Value For MoneyAssessment (for Design, Industrialisation and Production).
Ability to collaborate to produce (Collision Free) Tool Collision Studies.Ability to collaborate to produce a robust Geometry Setting Process.DESIRABLE
Vendor Tool Design ExperiencePneumatic Controls EngineerElectrical Controls Engineer (E Plan)Experience of working on JLR ProjectsKnowledge of JLR Tooling StandardsStatic and Dynamic Load Calculation Assessment / FEA Analysis Experience (within Catia environment)Dynamic Load Analysis skills (within Catia environment)Ergonomic assessments for PalletsFEA Analysis skills.Tool Standards. Ability to create and update JLR Tool Standards.Basic RobCAD abilities (ability to load high level viewing of RobCAD files within the RobCAD environment)Catia v6 trained.PERSONAL PROFILE
We are looking for someone who is :
A strong team player, who actively supports team membersAn individual with good problem solving skills, with the ability to drive effective engineering solutionsAn individual with the ability to effectively plan and deliver against customer and programme requirementsA resilient and enthusiastic individual, who responds constructively to new ideas and inputsA good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas, across multi-functional groupsA proactive individual with the ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way, whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal styleWe are looking for Designers who come with a wealth of Design experience across the Automotive Build Process. If you can meet some of the criteria above, we look forward to your application.
