Code & Application Lead

A leading premium automotive business and leading to move towards electric autonomous vehicles.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This role is to lead the development and delivery of CAD Automation solutions through appropriate application of code and scripting. The role will provide technical leadership within a team of multiskilled Agile developers. This role is an integral part of the Agile SCRUM team and needs to be adaptable to ensure the best solutions are planned, designed, delivered and embedded. This role will include roadmap development, opportunity prioritisation, toolset creation, architecture design, customer liaison, customer coaching and project management (through SCRUM). This includes coaching and supporting Engineers with capability uplift and leading both leadership and developers in creating and using Automation toolsets. Whilst providing a highly creative and open mindset to identify and challenge current convention in the quest for increased levels of efficiency, quality and compatibility in every stage of geometrical development.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Technical Roadmap definition
Proactively lead the compilation of the technical roadmap for code/ scripting application within the context of digital engineering automation. To include internal/ external research and networking. Develop automated solutions to meet customer demand
Creatively architect and create automated toolsets and applications to accomplish the work set forth by the product owner whilst exploring and promoting the possibilities and advantages of utilising Code/ Scripting for improved efficiency, quality and compatibility with a technically curious and open mind. Collaborate to deliver
Proactively organise and plan how to accomplish work, at an agreed upon level of quality, effectively with other developers to accomplish the sprint goal, checking in with each other frequently to inspect and adapt approach in pursuit of the optimum solution.Code and Application Quality
Take responsibility for the quality of the solutions produced and continuously ensure sympathetic integration with elements produced by others.In tune with customer needs
Interact with customers as necessary to clarify requirement and embed solutions for maximised benefit.Task Management
Take responsibility for estimating, planning and managing all of his/ her own tasks and reporting on progress in line with Agile SCRUM methodologies.Maintain and mature our Agile environment
Collaborate frequently and closely with all other members of the development team to nurture a proactive, caring development environment and a team that is able to naturally take shared responsibility for the overall efforts they have committed to. Mentor customers and over developers in the technical and behavioural skills required to create and implement Automation toolsets.

WHAT YOU NEED

Knowledge and experience

Essential:
Demonstrable evidence of code/ scripting for automation application in Digital Engineering
Strong evidence of structured logical problem solving, ideally in the 3D, CAE or Code environment
A forward-thinking mindset, keen to challenge convention and actively explore new ideas.
Advanced knowledge of code/ software creation lifecycle (Git or similar)
Knowledge of EKL, VBA Power Platform, Python and Big Query
Strong capability in using Virtual Engineering tools CATIA V5 and CATIA V6
An Automation driven mindset.
Ability to record and present complex processes and ideas in simplified visual form.
Experience delivering projects as part of a team
Exceptional use of Microsoft Office software.
Very strong knowledge of general IT Hardware and Software landscape

Desirable:

Good aptitude with spatial reasoning, 3D geometrical interpretation and visualisation in CAD
Experience leading teams of people to deliver projects
Experience of coaching technical skill uplift in others
Demonstrate appropriate application of AVA geometric models and networks
Relevant degree or equivalent experience in product development preferred