2-Year Rotational Manufacturing Engineer Graduate

McLaren Automotive Limited; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance and health c

Life assurance

Job summary

McLaren Automotive Limited in Woking invites highly motivated graduates to join a 24-month Manufacturing Graduate Scheme. You will rotate across core manufacturing functions to gain practical exposure to vehicle assembly, industrialisation, and continuous improvement.

The programme emphasizes hands-on experience, right-first-time mindset, and leadership development in a high-performance production environment.

Qualifications

• Must have achieved or be on track to achieve at least a 2:1 in an Engineering degree.
• Passion for performance vehicles and cutting-edge production environments.
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering teams on new model introductions from concept handover to series production readiness.
• Develop robust build processes that meet sequencing, documentation and quality requirements.
• Conduct engineering change assessments and participate in design reviews for new product content.
• Assist with facility layouts, simulations, and material flow planning to support scalable production systems.
• Identify, analyse and resolve production bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Conduct time and motion studies to support line balancing and resource optimisation.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles and APQP frameworks to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured problem-solving

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Ownership

Education

Engineering degree (2:1)

Tools

CAD software

Job description

McLaren Automotive Limited in Woking invites highly motivated graduates to join a 24-month Manufacturing Graduate Scheme. You will rotate across core manufacturing functions to gain practical exposure to vehicle assembly, industrialisation, and continuous improvement.

The programme emphasizes hands-on experience, right-first-time mindset, and leadership development in a high-performance production environment.