Job Title
Principal CAS Designer
Ref #
48470
Date posted
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Design
Department
Design
Position level
F - Principal / Senior
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect
We are recruiting for a Principal CAS Designer to join our fantastic Design team in Woking. As the Principal CAS Designer you will support the team in creating visually stunning products that effectively communicate their function. You will manage the development and release of production-ready, aesthetically optimized surfaces that adhere to design intent and meet engineering specifications. Ensuring high-quality standards are maintained, you will align with McLaren’s standards and attributes, releasing surfaces on schedule to support component production timelines. Additionally, you will assist the creative process by transforming 2D sketches into 3D models for design iteration and approval. Join us to bring innovative designs to life and make a significant impact on our product development!
What You'll Do
  • Ad-Hoc surface creation as required. Surface creation is not a primary function.
  • Surfaces to be generated according to McLaren digital surfacing guidelines, standards and release procedures.  
  • Escalating to Digital Surface CAS Manager if Surface reference folders contains ambiguous, out of date or incomplete data.
  • Producing and distributing surface KPIs daily to Digital Surface CAS Manager
  • Creating and maintaining detailed surface release schedule and dashboard
  • Communicating surface release schedule to Digital Surface Design Manager
  • Preparing project status overview, for weekly Digital Surface Design Commodity Meeting
  • Preparing resource status overview, for weekly Digital Surface Design Commodity Meeting
  • Spinning visualisation data in special meetings, such as VIP visits
  • Understanding the VR process and relationship between function group activity
  • Proposing process documentation for review by Digital Surface CAS Manager
  • Authorising MSL for aspects of surfacing procedures where possible.
What You'll Bring

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent design / engineering related discipline.
  • Autodesk Alias Surface or ICEM Surf proficiency with OEM studio experience
  • 2D presentation/Animation ability in addition to Class A surfacing expertise.
  • A working knowledge of component manufacturing tooling requirements.
  • Relevant Automotive Design experience of 10+ years.
  • Product development process awareness 10+ years.
  • Excellent program timing skills.
  • Proven experience of multiple exterior and interior programs.
  • High engineering knowledge
  • Deliver programs from concept to A class.
  • Alias, Alias SubD, ICEM Surf
  • Able to resolve any conflicts of inputs if escalated by Senior CAS Designer.
What We'll Do for You
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
  • Structured career development framework
  • 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus award
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Life assurance benefit
  • Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

Qualifying criteria applies
Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks. 

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey. 

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