Principal Engineer
hace 22 horas
Bedford
Principal Engineer – Testing Bedfordshire Permanent | Onsite | 37 hours a week: 08:00-16:00 (some flexibility) Up to £60,000 (DOE) + bonus A globally renowned and recognised automotive testing and engineering organisation is searching for a Principal Engineer to lead operations within their specialist Passive Safety division. Based at their expansive proving ground in Bedfordshire, you will manage the performance and growth of a highly advanced servo‑sled facility used by major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. This is an exciting opportunity to influence strategy, lead a skilled team, and play a key role in future capability development. You will be joining a business with a strong reputation for employee wellbeing, offering generous holiday entitlements, healthcare cashback plans, contributory pension schemes, life cover, enhanced family‑friendly policies, access to a wide range of discounts via their employee rewards platform, and regular recognition for innovation, integrity and expertise! Your Day-To-Day: • Ensure full Health & Safety compliance, including risk assessments and safety observation tours, • Manage and develop a small team of engineers and technicians, • Oversee work scheduling, operational planning, and resource allocation, • Lead continuous improvement initiatives using established tools and processes, • Manage financial processes: invoicing, PO approvals, and forecasting, • Support maintenance of ISO17025, ISO9001 and other relevant accreditations, • Create and manage training and development plans for team members, • Oversee sled equipment utilisation, troubleshooting, and performance analysis, • Maintain and enhance sled testing procedures and documentation What You Will Need: • Engineering degree (automotive preferred), • 5+ years’ passive safety testing to global standards, • Proven experience managing a small engineering team, • Hands‑on sled testing expertise and exposure to Systems/Static Rig testing, • Experience with CMM tools (e.g., FARO Arm), • High‑speed / GoPro / DSLR camera setup experience, • Strong data acquisition, processing and analysis capability, • Solid understanding of global passive safety regulations, injury criteria and ATD instrumentation To apply, please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV indicating your relevant experience. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK, and evidence of eligibility will be required. Suitable candidates will be contacted immediately.