Production Engineer

Renault Group; Enstone; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

Free on-site gym

Restaurant

Many additional benefits

Job summary

Alpine Racing UK Renault Group is seeking a Production Engineer to bridge design and manufacture, improving manufacturability and lead times for composite and metallic components in our production operations.

You will lead DFMs, collaborate with Design, Production and Quality, embed production knowledge, review NCRs, and drive continuous improvement to deliver high quality parts on time.

This role offers exposure to F1 manufacturing at a world-class facility with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Hands-on production and assembly experience across composites and metals.
• Ability to read, interpret and challenge technical specifications and engineering documentation.
• Solid understanding and application of GD&T.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience analysing manufacturing performance data to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities across an agreed product portfolio.
• Collaborate with Design Engineers to improve manufacturability, assembly and inspection processes.
• Embed production knowledge into the design process to improve production readiness and specification quality.
• Review and analyse production feedback, including NCRs, concessions, faults and observations, ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into future designs.
• Maintain manufacturing specifications and supporting documentation with accurate revision control.
• Support the reduction of manufacturing queries, specification amendments and production lead times.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvement opportunities across production processes.

Skills

Hands-on production

Assembly experience

Composite components

Metallic components

Read & interpret specs

GD&T

Lean

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Tools

CAD/CAM

Ply Books

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

Production Engineer

At Alpine F1 Team, every component matters. We're looking for a Production Engineer to bridge the gap between design and manufacture, ensuring our race car components can be produced efficiently, to the highest quality standards, and delivered at the pace required in Formula One. Based within our Production department, you'll play a key role in improving manufacturability, reducing lead times, and driving continuous improvement across our composite and metallic production operations.

The Role

As a Production Engineer, you will work closely with Design, Production and Quality teams to ensure products are designed and specified with manufacture, assembly and inspection requirements in mind. You'll lead Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities within your product portfolio, helping to ensure designs meet performance requirements while remaining practical, efficient and cost‑effective to produce. This is a highly collaborative role where you'll influence technical decisions, support engineers with manufacturing expertise, and use production feedback to continuously improve future designs and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities across an agreed product portfolio.
• Work with Design Engineers to improve manufacturability, assembly and inspection processes.
• Embed production knowledge into the design process to improve production readiness and specification quality.
• Review and analyse production feedback, including NCRs, concessions, faults and observations, ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into future designs.
• Maintain manufacturing specifications and supporting documentation, ensuring accuracy and effective revision control.
• Support the reduction of manufacturing queries, specification amendments and production lead times.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvement opportunities across production processes.

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands‑on production and assembly experience, ideally across composite and metallic components.
• Ability to read, interpret and challenge technical specifications and engineering documentation.
• Sound understanding and practical application of GD&T.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience analysing manufacturing or production performance data to drive improvements.Familiarity with relevant engineering and manufacturing systems such as CAD/CAM, Ply Books, Microsoft Office and Power BI.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships across engineering and manufacturing teams.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Resilient and capable of delivering results under pressure and to demanding deadlines.
• A determined and pragmatic approach to continuous improvement.

What We Offer You In Return

At Alpine F1 Team, you will work alongside some of the leading professionals in F1, directly impacting race‑car performance on a global stage, while benefiting from our state‑of‑the‑art facilities. We offer a competitive salary and championship bonus scheme.

• Private medical healthcare
• Free on‑site gym
• Restaurant
• Many additional benefits

The thrill of pioneering innovation in Formula One offers unparalleled career development opportunities within a collaborative and inclusive environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and strive to create an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences, and we are committed to leading by example in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our organisation and the wider community.

Job Family

Alpine Racing UK Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc.

Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

About Alpine F1 Team

BWT Alpine Formula One Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly and rising star Franco Colapinto. The two drivers, under the leadership of Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore and Managing Director Steve Nielsen and piloting the revolutionary Alpine A526, are driving forward the team's charge during a highly competitive Formula One season. The team operates out of its Enstone factory in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, where it has been based since 1992, in its previous guises as Benetton Formula, Renault F1 Team and Lotus F1 Team. Enstone has a winning legacy with seven Formula One World Championships including the Drivers’ World Championship [1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006] with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, and the Constructors’ World Championship [1995, 2005 and 2006]. The team’s 2026 car, the A526, is designed and built on‑site with the 1000‑strong workforce working hard towards the new opportunities presented in the 24‑race season.

For more information, please head to www.alpinef1.com

Alpine, a brand born from racing Alpine’s history dates back to 1955 when Jean Rédélé, a young man passionate about competition, formed the automotive brand. Fast forward nearly 70 years, and Alpine was already at the forefront of motor racing, competing alongside the elite in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the World Endurance Championship as well as many other motorsport disciplines. The original A110 road car was introduced in 1962 and, by the early 1970s, Alpine was a major force in topflight rally competition. In 1971, Alpine took the three steps on the podium of the world‑famous Rallye Monte Carlo for the first time and later again in 1973. The company went on to win the World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ title later that year. Alpine achieved one of its most famous motorsport triumphs in 1978; overall victory at the 24 Hours of LeMans. Filled with this racing passion and savoir‑faire, the brand continued to release new and innovative road cars throughout the 70s and 80s, including the A310 V6 and the GTA. As soon as Alpine’s relaunch in 2012 was announced, a competition programme was born to develop the brand's awareness. This commitment was underlined in endurance racing, which has enjoyed numerous successes on international circuits. Fast forward to 2021 and Alpine took its very first steps into the elite realms of Formula1, after Luca deMeo announced the company’s decision to enter the series as the rebranded Alpine F1 Team. In 2024, the brand is reiterating its commitment to Formula 1, Endurance, Rally, Cup, GT and the SimRacing sphere through Esports. A busy calendar for 2024, punctuated by the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the World Endurance Championship, the FFSA GT4 European Series, FFSA Championnat de France GT, the Championnat de France FFSA des Rallyes, but also by customer competitions organised by the brand, such as the Alpine Elf Rally Trophy on the road and the Alpine Elf Europa Cup on the track.