EDU Build Engineer

Careers Jaguar Land Rover

EDU Build Engineer

£50000

Careers Jaguar Land Rover, Draper's Fields, Coventry

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 28 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 94d79bf24a6e4174bb94bb17133f2c7b

Full Job Description

This role forms part of Powertrain Operations and Product Engineering. You will be providing support to the engine/EDU build teams and will be pivotal in ensuring that engineering builds are kept on the time, always enabling data collation.

You will also support the build supervisor and lead build engineer to ensure a productive workflow and instrumenting the engine/EDU teams delivery capability to the Prototype Engine Test Team. You will support this team by ensuring the build shop have the correct parts at the right time to proceed to build.

The build engineering team ensures that all products are built to the correct specification and configuration as detailed by customer teams. Following successful quality approval, they are dispatched safely and at the desired quality to enable engine test/PVO with the objective of achieving an on time, safe, quality product release.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

  • Fault finding, investigating causes and resolution to faults online including Tooling Specification and Design and equipment specification

  • Ensure availability of a suitable BoM and change management process, support trials of the process via paper build and emphasis build to enable operations and ensure Safety and Quality measures are met. Work with engineering teams to develop state-of-the art build process, measurement techniques and validation methods to ensure a world class product

  • Ensure availability of suitable tooling to enable operations to build to process and meet required process capability standards. Where possible, drive for a Make Like Production (MLP) solution

  • Support Prototype development for DV and vehicles via deviation matrix and instrumentation brochure - ensure timely delivery of Parts, Information and Instruction to enable build

  • Ensure all build issues are raised, tracked and resolved via CCAR with suitable escalation to AIMS to enable support and knowledge transfer to manufacturing. Failure rate and scrap rate tracked to ensure stock control and cost management.

    A Level 4 qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science

  • Experience and understanding of facilities, processes, equipment and leading technologies

  • Clear and confident communicator both orally and in writing with a Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new technologies, systems and processes

  • Ability to accurately and concisely present complex technical ideas or project issues to a diverse audience

  • Ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style


  • Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

    Product Engineering at JLR is centred on innovation and creativity. From advanced driver assistance systems to developing the future of electric propulsion, the opportunities to create exceptional experiences for the future of motoring are wide-ranging. You'll work alongside industry experts to drive product strategy, manage programs, analyse performance, and lead transformation initiatives. Exceptional careers that bring world-renowned vehicles to life start here.