Body Project Engineer

About Singer 
We are passionate about creating some of the most awesome automobiles in the world. Founded in California in 2009, Singer Vehicle Design is a luxury brand with a global clientele and operations in the US, the UK, and Switzerland. Our mission is described simply as: "A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence.” The company has become renowned for its collaboration with owners of the air-cooled Porsche 911 in pursuit of bespoke restorations.

The Role

As a Senior Body Project Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the development and integration of the Body panel and body exterior trim, focusing on a single variant programme at a time. The role reports to the Head of Body Engineering, but with daily direction from one of the Principal engineers. You’ll collaborate across disciplines to resolve engineering challenges, manage change processes, and ensure components meet our exacting standards from concept through to production release. In a fast-paced and challenging environment, you’ll need to be robust and adaptable, managing shifting priorities while maintaining focus under pressure. Your ability to balance multiple demands without compromising on quality and delivery will be essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and deliver the engineering, validation, and release of body panel and exterior systems to meet design specifications, styling intentions and quality standards.
• Lead and co-ordinate a variant programme, giving daily direction to a team of external CAD engineers.
• Manage issue resolution, driving solutions through engineering change and into production.
• Represent the department with the project status within the relevant forums, e.g. ETRS
• Engage directly with strategic suppliers, ensuring technical requirements and performance targets are met, leading and/or supporting DFM activities, feeding back to internal stakeholders including the design studio.
• Support with all planning and project management activities required to deliver on time and to budget
• Conduct / Support / plan design reviews internally to Body and with other function groups
• Support both prototype & production launch build phases
• Cross-functional working with other function groups is required to ensure Singer successfully deliver the vehicle project objectives
• Support all other standard engineering business processes involved in delivery or production components – e.g.

• BOM and invest cost tracking and management
• RFQ and nomination processes (creation of concept sheets and prelim data)
• PPAP
• Writing of test and validation requirements and test execution support

• Ensure all commodities within your ownership have an up-to-date commodity delivery plan that includes tasks required to validate parts ahead of build.  Any incompatibilities with Programme timing to be escalated through the Body Engineering Management and Programme team.
• Act as the single point of contact for all cross-functional discussions as required within your programme
• Other tasks as assigned by a line manager

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• The candidate must have familiarity and experience in delivering commodities within body Engineering, a knowledge of composite body panels would be advantageous. Other body engineering disciplines considered.
• Ability to communicate clearly & confidently with at all levels of the business in writing and verbally
• Knowledge, and experience of working within a low volume Automotive environment
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to manage data and create KPIs

Benefits
Singer employees in the UK enjoy a bonus scheme, company pension, 25 holidays, 8 bank holidays, enhanced maternity and paternity leave programmes, private medical insurance, paid parking and continuous opportunities for learning and advancement within the company.

Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to building a team that includes individuals from different cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientation, and physical abilities, reflecting the diversity of the communities where we work and live.