Job type: PermanentLocation: BicesterClosing date: Friday 20 Nov 2026 08:00
Wrightbus is looking for a Chief Engineer – Repower / Engineering Delivery Lead to lead the technical execution, engineering integration, and release readiness of Repower programmes, with an initial focus on Bicester delivery commitments. The role will ensure vehicle requirements are translated into safe, compliant, verified, and manufacturable engineering solutions while leading cross-functional engineering teams and external technical partners.
Key responsibilitiesIntegrated technical delivery
- Own the integrated engineering delivery plan and technical maturity of assigned Repower work packages, aligned with the Programme Manager’s master schedule and agreed gateway criteria.
- Translate vehicle/customer requirements into a coordinated technical work breakdown, interfaces, release sequence and evidence-based deliverables across structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, software and validation disciplines.
- Run practical engineering coordination and design-maturity reviews; highlight resource gaps, blocked dependencies, late design changes and recovery options early.
- Ensure carryover component assessment and new/modified designs are robust, configured correctly and released at the maturity required by downstream purchasing, build and test activities.
Engineering Assurance & Technical Governance
- Apply BP03.1 Requirements & Systems Engineering, ensuring baselined requirements, applicability and traceability to design and test evidence.
- Apply BP03.2 Design, DVP & Release, maintaining technical reviews, DFMEA/risk assessments, design verification plans and evidence-led release recommendations.
- Apply BP03.3 Engineering Change & Configuration, ensuring accurate change approvals, eBOM/drawing/software configurations, revision control and release records.
- Apply BP03.4 Problem Solving & Reliability, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions for programme, test and field concerns.
- Identify and escalate safety, statutory, structural-integrity and homologation risks, ensuring required approvals before release.
- Ensure decisions and residual risks are documented, with no release or risk acceptance outside delegated authority.
3. Engineering Partners, Resourcing & Interfaces
- Define technical statements of work, deliverables, assumptions and acceptance criteria for external engineering partners, reviewing the quality and maturity of designs and evidence.
- Coordinate resource demand with Engineering Functional Leads and System Owners, making capacity and capability constraints visible.
- Work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and Aftersales to ensure designs are buildable, serviceable, validated and effectively introduced.
- Lead the Bicester engineering execution cadence, promote transparent reporting and coach assigned engineers.
Candidate Requirements (Summary)Essential
- Senior technical delivery leadership within commercial vehicles, automotive, off-highway, or other regulated engineering environments, with strong integration and release experience.
- Ability to lead multi-discipline teams across mechanical/structural systems, electrical integration, vehicle systems, test/validation, and external design providers.
- Practical knowledge of requirements, DFMEA, DVP, engineering change, CAD/BOM configuration, and controlled design release.
- Strong evidence-led decision-making, customer/supplier communication, issue escalation, and delivery recovery under programme pressure.
- Relevant engineering degree or equivalent capability, with the ability to work regularly on-site in Bicester.
Why Join Wrightbus?We offer a comprehensive package designed to support your career and wellbeing:Discretionary bonus schemeLife insuranceMedicash health schemeDiscounts with major retailersCareer progression pathwaysFlexitime optionsReady to drive the future of transport?
Apply now and become part of a team that’s shaping the next generation of sustainable mobility.
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