Vehicle Layout Engineer - DAF Trucks N.V.
Vehicle Layout Engineer - DAF Trucks N.V.
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Will you be our new Vehicle Layout Engineer who can design the vehicle layout concepts of the future?
The Vehicle Layout Engineer is leading packaging teams and DMU sessions in the definition, concept and engineering phase of vehicle projects. Also you will be working with the input from Product Planning, internal departments within Vehicle Integration and with Vehicle Engineering on the optimal solutions for the customer.
The Vehicle Layout department is part of the Product Development organization and is responsible for the definition of vehicle layout concepts, component layouts and providing input for the Programme Description Book. The team consists of a total of 7Vehicle Layout Engineers and Property Owners and is working on several different vehicle projects.
YER Technology offers you the possibility to become employed as Automotive Professional and to combine challenging assignments with an excellent career with perspective on a fixed contract at YER Technology or our client DAF Trucks. The following conditions are applicable:
- Attractive (fixed) salary commensurate with knowledge and experience
- 25 holidays per year (excl. national bank holidays) and 8,33% holiday allowance
- A contract for a definite or indefinite period at a financially robust organisation
- Travel expense reimbursement
- Good pension scheme
- Overtime will be compensated in payment of wages or time-for-time
- Committed to a good balance between work and private life
- An open culture and clear communication
- A Service Desk ready to answer all your practical questions
As a Vehicle Layout Engineer:
- You lead and support packaging teams who work on new vehicle layout concepts which serve as input for the next development phases in which you engage in Simultaneous Engineering (SE) teams
- You prepare and lead DMU sessions in which 3D-representations of the vehicle are reviewed with a team of stakeholders to assess progress, maturity and/or readiness
- You take into account all relevant stakeholders like Engineering, Operations, After Sales and Product Planning while developing the layout concepts
- You have a broad knowledge of the product, its applications and the customer needs and wishes
- You perform preliminary studies, feasibility investigations and define criteria and boundary conditions for designs
Function Prerequisites
You have a Bachelor or Master’s degree, preferable in Mechanical Engineering or Automotive Engineering and experience with CAD systems, preferably Siemens NX. Relevant experience within the automotive sector or in a Product Development environment is a pre.
In addition you:
- Are a team player with strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills in English;
- Have a pro-active, result-oriented and pragmatic attitude and are able to work effectively within all levels of the organization
- Are able to translate the needs and wishes of the customer/end-user into concrete technical solutions
- Have extensive technical knowledge and are analytically strong
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Follow-up interview(s)
Depending on the process, the consultant will invite you to the next round(s) of interviews and possibly an assessment center.
Offer
If you are selected for the position, you will receive an attractive job offer. We will be happy to advise you on realistic terms of employment.
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