Reporting to Safety Department Manager
The Safety department provides test services for the development and validation of passive safety features in vehicle systems and component form using full-scale crash servo-sled and safety systems facilities. The role consists of a 40-hour day shift week with the expectation of some overtime as required.
Role & Responsibilities
- To manage the staff and the technical / physical resources of the Instrumentation & ATD team to ensure timely delivery of correctly configured instrumentation and ATDs (Anthropomorphic Test Device) within the safety department.
- Subject Matter Expert for instrumentation and data acquisition systems across the Passive Safety Department incorporating Crash Sled and Safety Systems and ATD Lab.
- Working knowledge or awareness of eCall testing CAN Logging and working with High Voltage vehicles is advantageous.
- Technical support for equipment calibration across the department including liaison with calibration lab internal and external calibration suppliers and address any calibration issues that arise.
- Review customer test requests with the test team and confirm whether the test instrumentation requirements can be met and plan instrumentation utilisation accordingly.
- Ensure that available and fitted instrumentation meets requirements of test regulations and protocols to achieve the test being conducted.
- Integrate with the test teams to understand demand and maintain stock levels of sensors and associated equipment raising purchase orders where necessary to ensure availability for testing.
- Identify areas of improvement in procedures and practices and implement robust solutions for any issues identified.
- Provide training and mentoring as required to the relevant lab staff as required.
- Provide technical consultation to the test team in the analyses of test data
- To manage the service and certification of the ATDs in a timely manner.
- To use data acquisition systems and data processing software for ATD certification
- To develop the facilities and operation provided by the ATD & Instrumentation team to allow it to successfully offer a commercial service.
- Responsible for instrumentation inventory and ATD service & certification records
- To review current and impending crashworthiness legislation and other test protocols and make appropriate changes to the instrumentation and ATD group to accommodate any new requirements.
- Be able to either provide diagnostics support or seek support from the internal or external suppliers for the data acquisition kits used to deliver the safety tests.
- Act in accordance with the behaviours for UTAC staff at all times Integrity Innovation and Expertise.
Qualifications :
Qualifications
- Have an HNC/HND or equivalent
- Electrical based apprenticeship/degree
- Prior experience in a similar role is an advantage
Experience
- Prior experience with data acquisition systems (essential)
- Prior experience with Vehicle High Voltage Systems and data logging (essential)
- Prior vehicle test experience (essential)
- Have project management experience (essential)
- Experience of a customer facing role (essential)
- Prior use of DTS or equivalent hardware and software (Highly Advantageous)
- Prior experience of managing a small team of technicians / engineers to deliver a quality service right first time within tight deadlines (Advantageous)
Skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Strong verbal written and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organisational analytical and problem solving skills
- Proficient in being able to interface hardware and software with diagnostics capability to tight timelines
- Ability to work under pressure and in highly challenging work environments with professionalism
Additional Information :
Personal Behaviours
- Must be able to work independently or collaborate with wider team/s
- Must be highly proactive and have the ability to demonstrate initiative
- Must be able to work in a high-pressure environment and tight deadlines to deliver high quality work right first time
- Continuous improvement mindset with ideas on improving workplace and work practices where opportunities exist
- Willingness to learn and grow as professional and interpersonal levels
- Flexible and adaptable
- Highly customer focused
- Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality
- Highly motivated team player and conduct themselves with integrity at all times
- Be willing to take ownership of small-medium improvement projects and willing to contribute with innovative ideas
- Willing to train other in areas of their expertise to support development of the team and the wider business
Other
- This position will be based onsite
- Prepared to work overtime as required
- Flexibility to travel as and when required
- Full UK driving license & own transport (UTAC Millbrook is not easily assessable via public transport)
- SC clearance or ability to achieve this (UK national with residency in the UK for the last 5 years)
- Willing to undergo a Criminal Disclosure check
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time