Composite Engineering Graduate — 2-Year Rotational Scheme

McLaren Automotive Limited; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Discounted shopping

Job summary

McLaren Composites Technology Centre in Sheffield is recruiting for a Composites Engineering Graduate Scheme for 2027 to rotate across engineering and quality teams over 24 months. You'll gain hands-on experience in planning, implementing and controlling changes to design, manufacturing, project and facility workstreams.

You should have or be on track for a 2:1 in a relevant degree, a passion for cars, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Must have achieved or be on track to achieve at least a 2:1 in a relevant degree in composite research, engineering or a related degree at a UK university.
• Passion for cars and desire to work at cutting edge of automotive composites.
• Enthusiasm for the automotive industry and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan and support development activities to improve composite processes.
• Optimise process and material flow and mitigate bottlenecks through technical innovation.
• Support production activities, address process or technical faults and respond to product quality concerns with containment actions.

Skills

Engineering mindset

Operational curiosity

Attention to detail

Continuous improvement thinking

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Resilience

Ownership

Effective communicator

AI proficiency

Passion for performance engineering

Education

2:1 in a relevant degree in composite research or related degree

Job description

McLaren Composites Technology Centre in Sheffield is recruiting for a Composites Engineering Graduate Scheme for 2027 to rotate across engineering and quality teams over 24 months. You'll gain hands-on experience in planning, implementing and controlling changes to design, manufacturing, project and facility workstreams.

You should have or be on track for a 2:1 in a relevant degree, a passion for cars, and strong communication.