Body in White - Project Engineer

Project Engineers - BIW/ Closures

• Location: Warwickshire
• Contract: 4 months initially
• Rate: 40+ per hour (outside IR35)
• Experience: Minimum 5 years
• Client: Low Volume OEM

We are seeking experienced Body in White - Project Engineers to join our team, supporting the delivery of advanced closure systems including doors, bonnets, and rear closures for complex engineering programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of closure commodities to meet quality, cost, and timing targets
• Manage engineering releases and ensure accurate technical documentation (e.g. FESO, EIDs)
• Drive virtual build phases and support physical build activities, resolving issues through to completion
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional design and assembly reviews
• Conduct failure mode prevention activities (DFMEA, lessons learned, QHR)
• Lead root cause analysis for technical issues and implement robust solutions
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure manufacturability and feasibility
• Define and achieve performance targets through simulation and validation
• Manage CAD resource allocation across internal and external teams

Required Experience

• Strong background in large, complex metal pressings, including Super Plastic Forming (SPF)
• Experience with closures systems, including:
  • Doors and bonnets
  • Rear closures
• Knowledge of:
  • Extrusions and castings
  • Composite materials and processes (SMC, RTM, foam core structures)
• Proven experience delivering components within an automotive or similar engineering environment

Desirable Skills

• Experience creating and managing:
  • Interface matrices
  • Commodity strategies and location strategies
• Familiarity with manufacturing assembly requirements and surface compatibility considerations
• Experience supporting FMA activities, including the development of rigs and bucks

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge engineering programmes
• Collaborate with cross-functional, global teams
• Opportunity to influence high-impact automotive design and delivery