TAE Power Solutions.
The Next Paradigm Shift: Accelerated.
The future is electric, but only if it's better — for businesses, consumers, and the planet. We bring electrification to the next level, to enable and sustain a cleaner planet.
At TAE Power Solutions, we design power management systems that use less but do more. From electric vehicle drivetrains and ultrafast charging to stationary energy storage and grid efficiencies, we develop a clean energy ecosystem of proprietary technology designed to go faster, perform stronger, travel farther, and last longer.
About the Role:
Responsible for coordinating all customer proposal and project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing as well as ensuring the project remained within budget to meet the requirements of the customer's needs. Responsible for multiple highly complex major customer proposals and / or projects requiring innovative original solutions where results are key to successful completion of major projects. Work mostly independently with minimal supervision and work is reviewed at proposal / project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Coordinate all proposal and / or project elements including engineering design, quality planning and manufacturing.
- Manage the project within budget or proposal to meet budget.
- Work with Department Heads to plan project requirements and resources, including the sourcing of sub-contract elements, etc.
- React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
- Anticipate any potential project risks, identifying and establishing corrective actions
- Produce deliverables on-time to customer requirements, clarifying these requirements where necessary
- Define the customer specification into either a departmental action or sub-contractor order
- Produce clear, focused, and understandable explanations for change requests including cost and timing impact.
- Track customer changes.
- Participate in Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEAs), Quality history reviews, robustness studies, etc.
- Manage Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) processes.
- Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.
- Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented.
- Define and manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the project.
- Maximise the commercial potential of each customer through the development of proposals for future projects. Support line manager with continuous improvement of Product Development Process and supporting processes
Safety & Environmental
- Ensures Environmental Health & Safety policy is always adhered to.
- Promotes Environmental Health & Safety awareness.
- Responsible for adhering to EHS procedures & policies to ensure compliance.
Required Education & Experience:
- Relevant engineering/manufacturing/engineering degree.
- Demonstrable experience of Project Management within a commercial Engineering setting, delivering projects from conception through to delivery.
- Automotive Project Management experience.
- Membership of an Industry related Professional Body would be advantageous.
- Experience of leading and developing (multi-skilled) people.
- Strong PC skills and experience of packages such as Microsoft Office / Microsoft Project
Personal Attributes
- Attend and participate in customer meetings when required.
- Help manage suppliers to ensure parts are delivered on time to the required quality standard.
- Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output.
- Be willing and available to work at company and customer premises as required.
- Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers, suppliers, and other service providers.
- Exercise substantial initiative/judgement in work methods and interpreting goals
- Work independently and is reviewed infrequently with minimal supervision
- Self-supervising within the guidance and expectations of divisional management
- Strong people management and leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to plan, analyse and challenge
- Able to work cross functionally and collaboratively with many stakeholders
- Act as the "voice of the customer" in internal reviews / meetings to get the best outcome for the project.
- Solid understanding of all people related processes and procedures.
- Financial and commercial acumen.
- Able to identify root cause of any losses
Other Features of job
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- This role is based at our Head Office at Birmingham Business Park, 0900 to 1700, including 30-minute paid break 5 days a week.
- Travel occasionally
About Us:
Imagination, skill, and will
We are a team of over 250 engineers, scientists, professionals, and big thinkers from over 40 countries. We work daily at the frontiers of science, to deliver products that lead humanity into a brighter era. We are not afraid to reach for the stars and build the future with fusion and science.
We are looking for passionate candidates who bring their skill and will every day to accomplish our mission.
At TAE Power Solutions, we design power systems that use less but do more. Systems that charge faster, run stronger, go farther, and last longer. We inspire better ways to move, work, play, and live. The future is electric because it's powered by TAE.
Confident, collaborative, and creative
We are unwavering in our expertise and knowledge, separating fact from fiction and proof from hypothesis.
You will be a successful member of TAE Power Solutions if you have these traits:
- You are confident in your skills, based on your credentials, technical accomplishments, and positive impact on your teams/organizations.
- You are collaborative, and work well within and with teams to approach challenges with respect, transparency, optimism, and confidence to succeed together.
- You are creative, with determination to learn continuously, break new ground, and push the cutting edge.
What we offer:
- A collaborative environment: An organization, where talents and interests can plug in to different groups outside of direct job description.
- Generous payment rewards: For novel research, patents, and talent referrals
- Potential for equity participation
- Hybrid/remote work options for certain positions
- Robust team-building events on and off-site
Learn more
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TAE Power Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
We ensure all individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.