Design Engineer

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Land Rover Experience Eastnor

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Posted 5 hours ago • Apply by June 9, 2026

Job Description

REQ ID: 130586

JOB TITLE: Design Engineer

LOCATION: Budapest

Reimagine the future of modern luxury at JLR Hungary. Here you'll find roles from technical to supply chain. You'll collaborate with global teams across multiple sites and work with cutting-edge innovations to deliver extraordinary experiences. Your work will directly shape the next generation of our iconic brands. Come, create an exceptional future.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Body Engineering is one of the largest departments within Jaguar Land Rover. With an increasingly demanding premium customer and rapidly changing technologies and materials, Body Engineering has to stay at the forefront of vehicle innovation and research.

For these reasons there is considerable depth and strength in the department, which in turn offers people joining us some excellent development opportunities and the ability to contribute to a winning enthusiastic team.

The Body Engineering team are one of the most experienced groups of their type in the UK / HU and have the knowledge and talent to hold their own against the best Body Engineers around the World.

The opportunity is to be part of the fast growing In-House Product design team that will deliver the next generation of vehicles, using re-purposed and brand-new technology and techniques. You will be creating the future of mobility and automotive for years to come.

What You Will Do

Contribute to the development and delivery of both complex and simple seat components, systems (complete seat) and sub-systems (e.g frames) for both new programmes and model year actions in line with the programme timescale and deliverable cadence.

Build CAD concept.
Define interfaces and boundary diagrams.
Support DFMEA creation.
Demonstrate and implement robust design techniques (system tolerances).
Manage CAD update / releases in the system.

Lead the delivery of CAD geometry and functional requirements through the Virtual Series Phase on time.
Support FEA / CAD / TEST activities for in house and outsourced development.
Work with AVA team to update core AVA model based on development and geometry update.
Manage / liaise with other areas of Body Engineering, other functional areas, suppliers and the Programme teams to ensure successful delivery, on time and to the committed cost.
Support Lead Engineers to Deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time, including maintaining the Worldwide Engineering Release System.
Support with delivering the Engineering Advanced Product Quality Planning deliverables.
Support the Management of Change Requests, expenditure forecasting and the relevant supplier teams in support of delivery of the programme milestones.
Work on component and vehicle test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through to sign off and support Engineering test teams with rectification of issues.
Assist in the resolution of issues with component engineering and vehicle attribute teams to develop designs that meet requirements.
Ensure all appropriate Jaguar Land Rover standards are met through-out design maturation.
Provide input into new feature development.

Contribute to ensuring all programme design solutions meet:
Programme targets for cost and weight
Legal regulations and Requirements Management & Design Verification documentation
Optical Quality and Premium Consumer Product Audit requirements
Keep all Technical documentation up to date including meeting minutes
Foundation and Programme Design analysis documents
Quality history and bill of design

Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Essential

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Good communication level English knowledge.
A good understanding of product definition, product creation & delivery and change management processes.
Use of Digital, CAD, CAE, etc tools to develop component system geometry, Catia V5 or V6 preferred.
Knowledge and use of Problem-solving Techniques in the development process (e.g 8D).

Desirable

Experience in Automotive Engineering / product development and manufacturing.
Technical knowledge of plastic and metal part design.

The Benefits

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect the following benefits:

Join us for the next level of your career and help develop solutions that shape the future of cars
Be part of an international, inclusive, and open-minded team where you have actual influence on the processes
See the product you’re working on come to life from testing all the way to production
Work flexibly with high percentage of home office or from our award-winning office
Competitive salary and performance related bonus scheme
Health and life insurance and cafeteria package
Various company programs such as charity events or our regular board game club.

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work.

Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role– but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply.

We believe in people’s ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.