Material Forming Engineer
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8 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Role: Material Forming Engineer
In this highly collaborative and technically crucial role you will ensure new materials meet formability requirements support production readiness and drive continuous improvements across stamping operations.
Youll act as the link between engineering supply base and manufacturing ensuring the highest standards while supporting process optimisation and quality performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate deliver and report on press trials to assess and qualify new materials for JLR Press Shops.
- Lead and contribute to material costreduction initiatives.
- Support standardisation of testing equipment and processes across suppliers and internal press shops.
- Produce and maintain material-related process standards.
- Ensure timely delivery of materials for Try-Out and Production Ramp-Up on new model programmes.
- Monitor and help reduce non-processed scrap maximising processed scrap value.
- Benchmark other OEMs and contribute to departmental continuous improvement KPIs.
- Analyse technical documentation produce detailed reports and support engineering change control.
- Work closely with stamping leadership operational teams and cross-functional departments (BIW T&F Paint).
- Liaise with external suppliers on materials technical documentation and process improvement opportunities.
Key Interactions
Youll work closely with:
- Stamping leadership & management teams
- Stamping engineering & operations
- Cross-functional technologies (BIW T&F Paint)
- External suppliers and material producers
Qualifications :
Knowledge Skills & Experience
Essential
- Recognised engineering apprenticeship or degree/equivalent in sheet metal forming.
- Experience coordinating and delivering press trial activities.
- Strong understanding of materials forming processes and material behaviour.
- Skilled in root cause analysis corrective action and driving process improvements.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills at all levels.
- Strong MS Office skills; familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools.
- Full driving licence with flexibility for regular site travel.
Desirable
- Knowledge of steel and aluminium manufacturing processes (blast furnaces rolling mills heat treatment etc.).
- Experience in die manufacturing buy-off or press operations.
- Background in quality problem solving (dimensional formability cosmetic).
Additional Information :
Personal Profile
Were looking for someone who is:
- Results-driven with the ability to deliver in a demanding environment.
- Resilient enthusiastic and open to new ideas.
- A strong communicator capable of conveying complex concepts clearly.
- A collaborative team player with strong time management skills.
- A confident professional able to challenge existing thinking positively and constructively.
- Permanent opportunity
- Salary - DOE
- Hybrid working - 1 Days in the office per week (Derby)
- Career development
- Strong basic salary plus annual bonus
Your application will be reviewed based on your experience skills and motivations.
Do not hesitate to reach out to us if you need any reasonable adjustments within the recruitment process. We are here to help you be at your best.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Root cause Analysis
- Spectroscopy
- Fabrication
- Mechanical Engineering
- Process Engineering
- Research & Development
- Plastics Injection Molding
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Microscopy
About Company
Why join SEGULA Technologies? Take part in the world of the future in an international corporation with strong growth. At SEGULA Technologies, you will work on exciting projects and shape the future in a company for whom innovation and engineering are inseparable. Subjects like 3D pr ... View more
