Technical Manager - Integration Management

Role: Technical Manager - Integration Management

Contract: Permanent

Location: Crewe Campus, UK with flexible hybrid working

ABOUT BENTLEY

Join Bentley Motors as we embark on the most transformative phase in Bentley’s history

Bentley Motors is transforming, combining a world of luxury and progressive technology to embrace an electrified future - becoming completely carbon neutral and having 100% Battery Electric Vehicle offering by 2030.

Our Campus

Our Campus, located in Crewe, Cheshire is going through its own transformation and offers unrivalled facilities including green space, free parking, an onsite restaurant, coffee shop and onsite gym.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Technical Manager - Integration Management you will collaborate with Product Integration strategy, planning and deployment to deliver our product ambitions and to shape our Beyond100 strategy.

This role is pivotal in ensuring Bentley development and validation programmes are aligned and meet the car project key milestones (PEP). The role holder will ensure  programme feasibility, by integrating the Platform release / development schedule with Bentley development plans. 

This position has responsibility for Product Integration across a span of vehicle projects. The role holder will report to the Head of Whole Vehicle Quality & Validation (EG/Q), the EG/Q team are responsible for Problem Management, Product Integration, Verification and Validation, and Prototype Fleet Management.

Responsibilities include:

• Definition of feasible Product Integration Plan for car projects
• Feasibility study of programme timing goals, inclusive of platform and Bentley development release schedules
• Definition of Product Functionality / Functional Maturity targets for programme phases
• Communication of status versus target, and steering countermeasure plans to ensure effective programme delivery
• Optimising the product integration points to deliver programme cost effectively, and reducing vehicle build complexity
• Management of Bentley Integration Levels (BiL) / Integration systems

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will ideally be within a development position with experience of Product Integration, Product Engineering / Development, Product Verification / Validation, or Project Management (development / validation environment) gained from within the automotive sector

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in:                                               

• Product Integration
• Project Management
• Product Engineering / Development
• IT / Microsoft skills
• Presentation & communication, of complex topics to all levels
• Engineering Degree Qualified or equivalent experience

WHAT WE OFFER

In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working options
• Access to a subsidised private medical scheme
• Optional car lease scheme with access to VW group cars (VW, Seat, Skoda, Audi)
• 35 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• 10% pension contribution with life assurance benefits
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Study support opportunities
• Paid volunteering days  

Closing date is 02 June 2023.

We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people. This is a philosophy that is embraced by our leaders, championed by our colleague diversity groups and sits at the heart of our Beyond100 Strategy.