Senior Design Engineer – Chassis in Guildford, Surrey

Senior Design Engineer - Chassis - Shalford

About Us

Gordon Murray Design is a visionary design and engineering company, established in 2007, with a focus on developing an innovative and disruptive manufacturing technology. It has since built a global reputation as one of the finest automotive design teams in the world, with a highly innovative approach from concept and design, through to prototyping and development for production.

Departmental Responsibilities:

• Engineering responsibility (including design and release) of full vehicle chassis systems:
  • Suspension Links
  • Corner Springs and Dampers
  • Roll and Heave Control
  • Uprights and Hubs
  • Wheels and Tyres
  • Foundation Braking
  • Brake Actuation
  • Parking Brake
  • Steering
• Pedals and Pedal BoxDesign for manufacture and assembly for responsible components and assemblies
• Ensuring responsible designs meet legal compliance
• Work Package Management
• System package
• Subsystem specification and analysis
• Component concept design and analysis
• Component and system specification
• Technical procurement support
• Outsource supplier management to budget and timing
• Design Sizing Analysis
  • Sub system loads
  • Joints and interfaces
  • Materials selection
  • Bolt calculations

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design and/or engineering a functional area or multiple systems or processes
• Develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials or products
• Assists upper levels management and staff within a technical specialism
• Prepares full project documents
• Formulates and solves problems
• Identify and highlight any areas for continuous improvement
• Ensure that your technical knowledge and expertise is kept up to date
• Mentor and support professional development of all colleagues, particularly junior staff
• To perform any other duties that may well be reasonably expected within the remit of the role
• To ensure compliance with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policy requirements within areas of responsibility

Gordon Murray Design Group of Companies:

In addition to the above responsibilities for Gordon Murray Design, the job also involves similar duties to be conducted for any future subsidiary companies within the Gordon Murray Design Group.

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