In this role, I lead a team of software developers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. I am responsible for overseeing the development process, ensuring alignment with best practices and company objectives. Key responsibilities include:• Team Leadership: Guide and mentor a diverse team of developers, facilitating professional growth and enhancing team performance.• Technical Oversight: Evaluate and implement new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve the development workflow.• Process Improvement: Identify areas for efficiency and quality enhancements in the development lifecycle, implementing agile methodologies where appropriate.

As a Solution Architect, I work within the Virtual Build & Test Operations department, a centralised department for delivering software capability, computer aided engineering (CAE) and operational planning to enable the progression of engineering for new products.In this role, my core responsibilities include:• Leading the development of High-Level Solution Designs in support of key domain projects and processes• Define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision of end-to-end designs that may span multiple platforms and domains• Evolve vendor capability and evaluation of new technology, methodologies or information, staying up to date with relevant industry standards• Participate in Design Authority meetings with development teams to ensure core appropriate governance is applied to product delivery

As a Digital Engineer, I work within the Digital Engineering Department, a centralised department for delivering both software capability and computer aided engineering (CAE) for the business to use for progressing the engineering of new products.To improve the efficiency of building CAE models, I have been involved in developing software tools following an Agile development approach in a full stack developer role. Some of the methods and skills used in creating these tools include:• Mathworks MATLAB Application Development• Git (Bitbucket, GitLab)• Python – Including Flask & Pandas• Databases (SQL e.g. Microsoft & NoSQL e.g. MongoDB)• Jenkins (CI/CD)• Microsoft Azure (Web Apps)• Setup and Maintain Private Cloud VMs (Windows-Server 2016)

As a Virtual Engineer, I work within the Digital Vehicle Team, a centralised team delivering computer aided engineering (CAE) models to the rest of the business for analysis. These models include Multi-Body System (MBS) models created in Simpack and 1D models created in IPG Carmaker. The models are created at several stages within the design phase of a new vehicle and are used to analyse the performance from individual component to complete vehicle level. The importance of these model is key to the business reducing costs by further removing the dependence of expensive physical prototypes.Another key aspect to the role of a Virtual Engineer is software tool development. To improve the efficiency of building CAE models, I have been involved in creating software tools following an Agile development approach in a full stack developer role. Some of the methods and skills used in creating these tools include:• Mathworks MATLAB Application Development• Git (Bitbucket)• Python – Including Flask & Pandas• Google Script• Databases (SQL e.g. Microsoft & NoSQL e.g. MongoDB)• Jenkins (CI/CD)• Microsoft Azure (Web Apps)• Setup and Maintain Private Cloud VMs (Windows-Server 2016)The development of these tools has been focused on automating the collection, validation and entry of data, contributing to a 50% reduction in model build time.

As a Development Engineer, I worked within the 1D Methods and Tools Team, a centralised team in delivering software tools for internal engineering functions. One software tool the team delivers is a cataloguing and database application, which provides engineering teams to store and distribute vehicle and component data. I was involved in developing this tool, contributing to adding new customer features as well as improving efficiencies of current code bases. Some of the methods and skills used in developing software tools include:• Mathworks MATLAB Application Development• Object Oriented Programming• Microsoft SQL Server and Database Development

As an Inter Attribute Engineer, I worked within the Virtual Hub, the companies central simulation modelling and methods development Centre of Excellence. The main function I had within this team was to support activities across multiple engineering domains by developing simulation techniques to aid with the analysis of issues.The main simulation techniques involved the use of Multi-Body System (MBS) models created in Simpack. I used this software to create vehicle models, testing environments and perform Design of Experiments (DoE).One project I worked on involved creating a cattle grid within Simpack in order to test the Jaguar I-Pace through a DoE to analyse the performance of durability and robustness.

As a Test Engineer, I worked within the Off Road Capability (ORC) team, assessing the off-road performance of prototype and production vehicles. My primary focus was the development of a quantitative measurement technique for analysing a vehicle and tyre performance on various types of surface.The testing procedure which I implemented included measuring the tractive force and tyre slip through various measuring equipment’s including CAN bus logging. I conducted testing at test facilities within the UK and Sweden. Along with the physical collection, I also developed a software tool within MATLAB to post process the data collection and present results graphically to the user.

Within the first year of the Degree Apprenticeship at Jaguar Land Rover, I spent my time at Warwickshire College working towards a Foundation Degree in Engineering and also completing core competencies in practical engineering practices such as machining, welding and hand fitting.