Vehicle Integration Leader

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Gaydon
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Automotive Technology Vehicle System Design Cross-Functional Collaboration Agile Methodologies Six Sigma Project Management Technical Arbitration Customer-First Mindset

FULL DESCRIPTION

Vehicle Integration Leader

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a Vehicle Integration Leader for a contract role in Gaydon. This hybrid position offers £33.99 per hour.

Job Details

  • Location: Gaydon
  • Salary: £33.99 per hour
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Work Type: Hybrid
  • Sector: Automotive
  • Contact: Rachel Meacham - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Responsibilities

  • Lead the integration and delivery of engineering for the entire vehicle, ensuring compatibility with strategic targets and delivering functional excellence.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical solutions, resolve obstacles, and ensure smooth progression of vehicle technical data.
  • Act as a technical arbitrator, embedding design quality and driving the delivery of service and manufacturing requirements.
  • Oversee the delivery of Minimum Viable Product into virtual and physical verification stages, ensuring alignment with programme goals.
  • Support complex engineering problem-solving activities, leveraging structured approaches such as Agile and Six Sigma methodologies.

Requirements

  • Proven expertise in automotive technology, with in-depth knowledge of vehicle, system, and component design and development.
  • Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and guide teams to solve complex technical challenges.
  • Exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills to build credibility and trust across stakeholders.
  • Experience in project management, delivering against a complex set of programme technical deliverables.
  • A customer-first mindset with a passion for delivering personalised, transparent, and dependable experiences.

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