For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.
But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own. Behind these legends and landmarks are hundreds of dreamers, darers and doers who make extraordinary happen, every single day. That's why the name of everyone who has ever worn our famous wings is inscribed on the wall of our factory.
As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world's most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.
Join us.
Purpose of the Role:&
To& be responsible for designing and developing mechanical components within the ePowertrain department.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Create and develop ePowertrain components from initial concepts to prototype and production, ensuring key functional attributes such as weight, packaging for sub-system, system, and vehicle, cost, quality, and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) and Design for Assembly (DfA).
- Define and manage the deliverables for each component, including delivery timing (design, manufacturing, and testing lead times), DFMEA, PFMEA, DV and PV plans, supplier sourcing options, and supplier management.
- Sub-system and System Contributions: Contribute to wider sub-system and system DFMEAs and PFMEAs.
- Design Standards: Capture and author design standards and best practices unique to AML designs and applications.
- Support the delivery of ePowertrain systems and commodities strategy.
- Present status at Gateways and support ePowertrain design reviews, AML Package Meetings, and ePowertrain meetings.
- Work cross-functionally with other R&D departments to define and balance characteristics to achieve system and vehicle requirements.
- Support all virtual verification activities, including packaging, 1D, and 3D analyses.
- Coordinate system and supplier comparison studies and evaluate RFQ responses to influence management decisions.
- Complete Change Tracking Documents, Engineering Release Notices, and Releases to allow engineering changes to be approved by AML.
- Resolve engineering concerns (using eCMS) in a timely fashion.
- Support the Intellectual Property (IP) team to protect AML-generated IP.
- Acquire and evaluate competitor benchmark information to influence concept creation in early project phases.
- A good communicator who can work with both internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience:&
- Excellent user of CAD (NX preferred) to design ePowertrain components including but not limited to: HV Battery components (Housings, base plates, bus bars, modules), EDU components (Housings, gears, shafts).
- Skills in design processes such as: casting, sheet metal, injection moulding, extrusions, stamping, composites.
- Excellent GD&T abilities in both generation, critique and tolerance stack analysis.
- Good knowledge of DfM, DfA, DfC.
- Good experience of managing suppliers.
- Hands on experience of working with automotive High Voltage ePowertrain systems.
- Experience of delivering ePowertrain commodities from early R&D to series production through an automotive product creation system.
Preferred experience, but not essential:
- Mechanical systems development and integration for high performance hybrid and/or electric vehicles to ISO 26262.
- Knowledge of relevant component legislation and certification requirements for automotive ePowertrain systems.
- Understanding of hybrid and electric powertrain system functionalities and attributes at vehicle, system and component levels.
- Driving product developments issues to resolution.
- Use of test equipment to support mechanical system testing.
- Previous responsibility in Formula Student/SAE team.
About You:&
- Good teamwork skills, self-motivated, eager to take responsibility and deliver results.
- Self starter
- Demonstrated experience in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organise multiple inputs into succinct summary.
- Accomplished writer of technical and project status reports.
- Fluent presenter of technical information at all levels including to senior director level at AML and in external companies.
- Ability to challenge experts, consultants and seniors by presenting measured opinion.
- Passion for the advancement of hybrid and electric powertrain and vehicle technology.
Belong at Aston Martin
We understand that the incredible beauty, craft and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different. Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.
The post holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Aston Martin Lagonda ltd