Manager - Chassis Engineering

Manager - Chassis Engineering

Hybrid role - 3 Days office base - Bruntingthorpe, 2 days home based

The role

Working in the Product Vehicle Design & Development team, you will form part of the Chassis Engineering team within the Global Technical Organisation managing the design, delivery and development of Chassis Parts across the complete motorcycle.

The Chassis Engineering team is split in to 3 sub functions, Aesthetics, Dynamics, Structures. As a manager within one of these sub functions you would be responsible for the engineering, delivery, design and development to meet the project's cost, weight and specifications. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams like Product Strategy, Industrial Design, Powertrain designers, Sourcing, Quality, and internal/external manufacturing representatives.

The job is based at Royal Enfield’s Technical Centre in the UK and will require excellent communication to manage a team across UK and India locations. Good workload management and prioritization are required to support work on multiple new models ensuring robust on time delivery.

What will your role involve

• Lead the engineering team for the development and validation of components within 1 of the 3 sub functions, Aesthetics, Dynamics and Structures, across all new models.
• Conduct daily flow meetings with the team to manage operational execution and workload. Ensure performance, safety, and regulatory compliance within the New Product Introduction (NPI) framework.
• Ensure the development of 3D CAD models (PTC Creo) and 2D engineering drawings to meet cost, quality and specification targets.
• Evaluate designs with the CAE team to optimize performance against input requirements.
• Manage the creation and release of the engineering Bills of Materials (eBOM) in PLM.
• Oversee detailed design checking, drawing quality, and component specifications.
• Verification and checking of Design Review (DR) supporting documentation to ensure all necessary technical details are included.
• Oversee and release Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) for assigned aggregates
• Create and distribute updated design guidelines to drive standardization and knowledge sharing.
• Testing & Problem Solving, manage component and system testing by joint DVP development, addressing potential failure modes, benchmarking, and conducting failure analysis.
• Manage design changes and ensure lessons learned are systematically incorporated into every design release.
• Supplier & Manufacturing Interface, work directly with external suppliers to ensure closure of DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and PFR (Process Failure Review) points.
• Coordinate with Vehicle Integration (VI), Program Management, Homologation, Sourcing, Quality, and Assembly teams to align inputs, project timelines, and regulatory mandates.
• Liaise with internal departments such as, Product Strategy, Industrial Design, Sourcing, Vehicle Dynamics, Manufacturing, Quality and Assembly to align project requirements.
• Manage any contractors or technicians allocated to help with development activities.
• Reasonable for the development and training of the team, providing guidance to other team members where required.

Experience and Qualifications required for the successful candidate

• Qualified to Engineering degree B.E (Mechanical/Automobile) - alternative degrees will be considered based on experience.
• 10-15 years Experience in OEM/similar domain with hands-on CAD experience preferably ProE - Creo, other CAD systems considered.
• Experience of effectively managing a team.
• A demonstrable track record in engineering design of components and subassemblies across the complete motorcycle.
• Sound knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Past experience in analysis and optimisation of components and subassemblies is preferred.
• Experience in designing to regulatory requirements as applied to motorcycles is preferred.
• Experience in vehicle development and component validation testing.
• Good understanding of materials, their application and manufacturing methods.
• Good knowledge of rapid prototyping methods and their constraints.
• Knowledge / interest in Chassis Development and testing
• Good understanding of motorcycle geometry, chassis layout, ergonomics and chassis construction.

Royal Enfield - About Us

The oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, Royal Enfield has created beautifully crafted motorcycles since 1901. From its British roots, a manufacturing plant was established in Madras in 1955, a foothold from which Royal Enfield spearheaded the growth of India’s middleweight motorcycle segment. Royal Enfields are engaging, uncomplicated, accessible and fun to ride; a medium for exploration and self-expression.

It’s an approach the brand calls Pure Motorcycling. Royal Enfield’s premium motorcycle line-up caters to varied aspirations and motivations.

From stylish retro and neo-retro roadsters like the Hunter 350, the Interceptor 650 and the Shotgun 650, to quintessentially thoroughbred cruisers like the Meteor 350, and the Super Meteor 650; and from adrenaline pumping machines like the all-new Himalayan 450 adventure tourer, the Scram 411 ADV crossover and the Continental GT 650 cafe racer, to the timeless and iconic classics, like the Bullet and the Classic 350; Royal Enfield has an enviable portfolio of motorcycles.

Riders and a passionate community are fostered with a rich profusion of events at a local, regional and international level. Most notable are Motoverse (previously Rider Mania), an annual gathering of thousands of Royal Enfield enthusiasts in Goa, and series of epic rides ranging from peaceful and picturesque to the treacherous and challenging that test the mettle of the rider and the machine, and at the same time deepen the bond between them.

A division of Eicher Motors Limited, Royal Enfield operates through more than 2000 stores across all major cities and towns in India and through nearly 1080 stores in more than 65 countries around the globe. Royal Enfield has two world-class Technology Centres, in Bruntingthorpe, UK, and in Chennai, India.

The company’s worldclass, state-of-the-art production facilities are located at Oragadam and Vallam Vadagal near Chennai, along with its legacy facility at Thiruvottiyur, which was Royal Enfield’s first modern manufacturing facility in India, set-up in 1955. Royal Enfield also has modern CKD Assembly facilities across 5 global locations - Nepal, Brazil, Thailand, Argentina and Colombia.

Eicher Motors Limited (EML) (Bloomberg: EIM IN Reuters: EICH.NS) is the listed parent of Royal Enfield, global leader in the middleweight motorcycles segment (250cc - 750cc). For FY ’24, Eicher Motors Ltd recorded a total income of INR 16,536 crores which is approximately USD 2.01 billion.

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