Contract Automotive Performance and Durability Engineer, Coventry, Warwickshire, Leicestershire

12-month contract, inside IR35 contract, negotiable hourly rate.
Role would suit an Automotive Engineer with experience of delivering automotive performance and durability projects.
Dynamic, agile business working at the forefront of automotive R&D – electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, fuel cell vehicles and more!

Are you an Automotive Engineer with experience of delivering performance and durability projects e.g., structural, powertrain, corrosion and performance tests that wants to work on an incredibly diverse range of vehicle engineering projects?

Do you want to join a people focused business that promotes professional training and career development and has its own internal skills and talent development teams?

Your background as a Automotive Performance and Durability Engineer:

We are looking for a candidate with a strong automotive whole vehicle performance and durability background ideally with experience across several P&D disciplines e.g., structural, powertrain, corrosion, and performance tests.
EV vehicle experience is preferred.
An ability to lead, mentor, support less experienced P&D Engineers.
You will be degree qualified in a mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, or similar discipline.
A Performance and Durability Engineer who enjoys interacting with customers / colleagues - the role involves lots of communication with customer engineering teams and internal teams.
You will need to have a clean full UK driving licence.

Automotive Performance and Durability Engineer Responsibilities:

Deliver performance and durability projects including structural, powertrain, corrosion, and performance tests.
Lead the technical / engineering aspects of vehicle performance and durability projects.
Mentor and support the development of less experience Engineers on more complex durability programmes (no direct people management).
Lots of opportunity to work directly with customers (industry leading vehicle manufacturers and early-stage vehicle technology developers).
Work effectively and collaboratively with other teams (NVH, Braking, RLD, Vehicle Dynamics) as part of larger automotive R&D programmes.

This job is commutable from Coventry, Leicester, Rugby, Solihull, Birmingham, Northampton, Tamworth, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Loughborough, Swadlincote, and surrounding areas.

To apply please send your CV to Luke Smith at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.

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“Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days then your application, on this occasion, has not been successful. We thank you for taking the time to apply.”

This job is posted by Euro Projects Recruitment, a recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and manufacturing appointments from tool room to boardroom. We combine over 100 years of technical knowledge and recruitment expertise to introduce the best candidates to the best companies. We are passionate about your future and persistent in our efforts to secure you the right job.