Jon Simpson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

• Project management of new product development and introduction, including initial business case submission and justification.
• Management of OEM accounts, being the key contact for technical and commercial issues.
• Application engineering of brake systems and components, including technical support during vehicle development and launch phase.
• Creation of formal tenders in response to customer RFQs.
• Organisation and attendance to represent 920E and Shiftec brands at national and international automotive shows and events.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

• Technical application engineering of brake and clutch systems for various motorsport disciplines, including DTM, Super GT, GT3/GT4 and WRC.
• Trackside Support Engineer for national and international GT and Rally events, predominantly in Europe and Japan.
• Key Account Engineer for various customers, liaising with both engineers and buyers on technical and commercial aspects.
• Responsible for securing multiyear contracts for supply of brake and clutch systems for vehicle homologations and single spec series.
• Developing technical solutions and quotations for new project tenders.
• Project management to ensure customer requirements and targets, with respect to timing, quality and costs were met.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

• Technical application engineering of brake and clutch systems for high performance vehicle manufacturers.
• Direct commercial and technical contact for key niche OEM roadcar customers.
• Project management for OEM system development, including FMEA participation.
• On site engineering support for customer vehicle testing.
• Brake characterisation vehicle testing.

1 year placement as part of Masters Degree in Automotive Engineering at Loughborough.- Designed brake components for OE high performance vehicles- 3D CAD modelling and FE Analysis using Solidworks and CosmosWorks- Designed brake installations for Aftermarket applications- Static and dynamic brake testing and development

- Race Engineer for a small independent race team running a Juno Proto CN Race Car- Competed in the VdeV European and British Endurance Race series

- Setting up Kanban systems for critical spares- SMED activities on 5 tonne transfer press- GKN Group Continuous Improvement Project- Improvement projects for Land Rover chassis assembly line