Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Ref #

59092

Date posted

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Woking

Business area

Manufacturing

Department

Manufacturing Engineering

Position level

5

Working time

Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Working pattern

7:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday

Salary

N/A

What to Expect
You will be responsible for supporting and developing a team of engineers, continuously improving and developing the manufacturing processes that our production team members use to build our cars. You will be responsible for accepting new model build processes from our Future Manufacturing Engineering teams and developing them within Series production. This includes continuous process improvement, quality lead investigations and industrial engineering tools and techniques.
What You'll Do
As one of our Senior Manufacturing Engineers you will lead the development and execution of all Manufacturing Engineering practices driving improvement in Project Management, Safety, Quality, Cost Management, People Development, and Product Delivery.Lead the manufacturing team in identifying and capturing the vehicle characteristics and translating these to define the parameters of the manufacturing processes. Generate new processes and procedures to enable end users to manufacture in accordance to design intent in a safe and controlled manner.Assist the Manufacturing Engineering Manager in scoping, specifying, and delivering best operational practices in alignment with brand expectations; and lead the team with the development of departmental budgets as contributor to overall program business cases.Lead virtual manufacturing and process simulations to validate design and process concepts.Support and lead the generation and development of timing plans that support full program delivery activities.Liaising with the Health and Safety department to ensure all processes and materials are suitable for the manufacturing environment.   Lead the investigation to resolve Manufacturing Engineering related issues experienced in production, providing timely containments to ensure that product quality is not compromised and ensuring that operators are familiar with the process changes.Collaborate with engineering teams in leading the design of layout, modelling/simulation, and material flow integration to ensure data aligns with the overall plan and vision for the factory.Identify, quantify, compare, and execute production process improvements to drive safety and ergonomics, quality (first pass yield), availability (uptime), performance (cycle time variability), capital utilisation, and demand attainment.Headcount monitoring and liaison with production management.Ownership of the Hours Per Car (HPC) data for series production ensuring plant efficiency and output targets can be achieved.Create and implement tools to audit efficiency, and identify cost reduction opportunities.Manage and communicate improvement opportunities and implementation plans to all relevant levels and functions in the factory.What else will you get involved in?Design ReviewsPFMEADFMEAValue stream mapping.Supporting the development of a team of series engineers.Responsible for series engineering change introduction and workload delegation.Development of tools and techniques and operating procedures for the team.Training of existing and new team members on the developed procedures.Mentoring of all new team members and working closely with the manager for their development and probationary reviews.Substitution in absence of the manager for the team with associated responsibilities.
What You'll Bring
A degree in mechanical / automotive engineering or similar (2:1 or above) or equivalent experience in a similar plex vehicle systemsVehicle assembly processesTrim and final processesEnd of line vehicle processing / finishingSpecification and procurement of assembly equipmentmotivational, coaching and leadership skillsIdentifying resolutions for product related issues, ensuring all quality targets are achievedImplementation of safe working practices
What We'll Do for You
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:Structured career development framework25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five daysEnhanced company pension schemeDiscretionary annual bonus awardPrivate medical insurance and health cash planLife assurance benefitAbility to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ serviceBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shoppingGenerous parental leave policiesA range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
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.