Engineer Frames & Chassis

Role & responsibilities

2. Position Summary

Designs and develops frame and frame-assembly components (side members, cross members, mounting brackets) for commercial vehicle architectures, from concept layout through proto build and PLM release.

Five openings (Frame & Chassis Design 15); one further Frames & Chassis opening is at Senior Engineer level.

3. Must Have Skills

• Commercial vehicle frame / chassis design (side member, cross member, brackets)
• CATIA – solid, surface and sheet metal modelling with 2D drawings
• Vehicle integration, DMU, packaging and interference analysis
• GD&T and tolerance stack-up
• DFMEA / DRBFM

4. Good To Have Skills

• 2D to 3D conversion, re-mastering and reverse engineering
• CAE feedback interpretation and design countermeasures
• Proto build and supplier interaction
• Design validation planning and endurance-test issue tracking
• Commonisation strategy across product variants
• Frame regulatory requirements and codes

5. Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and develop frame and frame-assembly components for vehicle architecture requirements.
• Develop design proposals for side members, cross members and mounting brackets based on factor of safety, and package them with the vehicle.
• Develop conceptual layouts against vehicle requirements and integrate selected aggregates with the frame.
• Create 3D CAD and 2D detailing of frame components considering tooling and manufacturing feasibility.
• Provide design countermeasures for issues from design reviews, CAE feedback and proto build.
• Generate engineering drawings and release them for PLM stage release.
• Work with the proto build team and suppliers on proto vehicle builds.
• Prepare DMU reports, DFMEA, DRBFM, Tool Go Ahead, engineering risk reports and supplier sign-off.
• Work with manufacturing, strategic sourcing and SQA across frame development stages.
• Prepare component-level design validation plans and track issues during vehicle endurance testing.
• Benchmark competitor frames and study product versions to work out commonisation.
• Run final quality checks of outputs before delivery and meet project timelines.

6. Behavioural Attributes

• Clear written and verbal communication
• Problem-solving and analysis
• Incorporates design feedback smoothly

Preferred candidate profile