Lead Engineer, Problem Solving

For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.

But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own. Behind these legends and landmarks are hundreds of dreamers, darers and doers who make extraordinary happen, every single day. That’s why the name of everyone who has ever worn our famous wings is inscribed on the wall of our factory.

As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world’s most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.

Join us.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of this role is to lead cross-functional teams to resolve safety and quality issues, thus enabling the continuous improvement of the product exiting the factory.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of this role are to facilitate the resolution of problems in a timely manner, by influencing and guiding cross functional teams. To do this, data should be gathered in the right time frame and right format, data organisation and analysis, problem definition and root cause analysis taking on full responsibility for continuous improvement projects where necessary. You will need to work with and influence other key areas of the business to align fault definitions with the goal being to create an aligned system that enables both internal and external data to be simply collated.

Qualification & Experience:

• Engineering/Manufacturing degree or equivalent
• Full clean UK Driving licence
• High luxury automotive experience.
• In depth experience of complex problem resolution (DMAIC, Green/Black Belt or equivalent)
• Demonstrable evidence of teamworking and influencing those based outside own department.

Behaviours:

Customer focus, commitment, continuous improvement, communication are all essential for this role.

Belong at Aston Martin

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different. Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.