Kineton is looking for a talented Durability Project Engineer.
In this role, you'll play a crucial part in ensuring the durability and reliability of our high-performance road cars.
You'll be responsible for defining, plan, and executes system and vehicle level Durability Validation Testing.Main responsibilities:Monitoring and reporting the status of the integrated Durability Validation Plan across the vehicle project;Monitoring of the project Engineering BoM evolution and future changes;Monitoring and reporting of Durability test results;Raise concerns (QNs) related to issues occurring during the durability testing activity;Ensure correct progression of Durability issues through the Practical Problem Solving process;Agree and approve validation actions for countermeasures for Durability issues;Highlighting and discussing critical items during Technical Risk meetings, Project meetings, etc.Management of the Durability related project documents;Reporting of the Durability status during formal and ad-hoc meetings;Management of the Vehicle Testing Plan Budget during Vehicle Testing Phase;Management of the high-level strategy of vehicle Durability tests (timing, resources, facility requirements etc.
);Monitoring and reporting the significance of tested components, in function of the Engineering BoM evolution and planned changes;Support the management of each vehicle durability test control plan;Management of vehicle testing related spending including, but not limited to, external tracks, facilities, exclusive bookings, etc;Management of overall consumables planning related to each project.Skills & qualifications:A degree in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering is preferred;Excellent English communication skills are required, both verbal and written;An automotive knowledge of the vehicle and its main systems is required;Ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of Durability & Reliability theories is required;Experience as activity planner is advantageous;Must be proficient with all common Microsoft Office applications.Workplace: Tarragona, SpainKINETONHigh-Tech Humanity