Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Body Assembly & Process

McLaren Racing; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday and bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after two years

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

McLaren Automotive in the United Kingdom seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to support and develop a team of engineers for series production. You will translate model build processes into manufacturing parameters and drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will lead process design reviews, PFMEA/DFMEA, value stream mapping, and the development of tools and procedures. Mentoring and succession planning for the series engineering team are also key

Qualifications

• Lead the manufacturing team to translate vehicle characteristics into manufacturing parameters.
• Develop new processes to enable safe and controlled production per design intent.
• Lead in PFMEA, DFMEA and value stream mapping to improve quality and efficiency.
• Mentor and develop the series engineering team and oversee engineering change introductions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in identifying and capturing vehicle characteristics and translating these to process parameters.
• Generate new processes ensuring end users manufacture in accordance with design intent safely.
• Assist in scoping and delivering best operational practices aligned with brand expectations; manage departmental budgets as part of program business cases.
• Lead virtual manufacturing and process simulations to validate design concepts and processes.
• Develop timing plans that support full program delivery activities.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Process improvement

Project management

Quality Assurance

Education

Degree in mechanical/automotive engineering (2:1 or above)

Tools

PFMEA

DFMEA

Value stream mapping

Process simulation

Job description

McLaren Automotive in the United Kingdom seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to support and develop a team of engineers for series production. You will translate model build processes into manufacturing parameters and drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will lead process design reviews, PFMEA/DFMEA, value stream mapping, and the development of tools and procedures. Mentoring and succession planning for the series engineering team are also key