Project Engineer - Motorsport

-; Woking; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading GT race car manufacturer in the UK seeks a Project Engineer to manage the delivery and support of Motorsport vehicles. This role involves overseeing engineering releases, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and supporting production processes. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or motorsport and experience in a high-pressure environment. A competitive benefits package, including private healthcare and a pension scheme, is offered in this unique career opportunity.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Executive car scheme

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a motorsport or OEM environment.
• Race car engineering experience preferred.
• Ability to adopt a creative approach to engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering release and introduction of new parts.
• Support engineering release and change control processes.
• Manage recording and resolution of development concerns.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Organization skills

Education

Degree in engineering or motorsport discipline

Job description

What to Expect

The Project Engineer will be responsible for working across the various functions within the Motorsport organisation to ensure the on time and successful delivery and support of our Motorsport vehicles.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the engineering release, and introduction of new parts and systems (Development and production).
• Work with the core business teams to support Engineering Release and Change Control processes.
• Work with Engineering & Production operations to lead the design and development of systems and to ensure optimised vehicle performance.
• BoM creation and maintenance, as well as assembly structuring within ERP systems.
• Manage the recording, root cause analysis and resolution of all concerns raised during all stages of development, pre-production builds, as well as all faults reported by customers.
• Maintain design guides, technical specifications as required.
• Provide support for CAD related design and drawing updates as required.
• Work closely with Design Engineers to fulfil technical, commercial, and timing targets (DFM, FMEA etc.).
• Liaison with Development Engineers to understand system performance and development requirements.
• Liaison with Suppliers to support manufacturing quality and production concerns.
• Ensuring compliance with technical and safety regulations appropriate to our products, as well as preparing and submitting homologation documentation to regulatory bodies as required.
• Creation and maintenance of all Customer Technical Documentation relating to our products. Manuals, Bulletins, and all technical communications both internally and externally.
• Training and supporting customers in procedures and best practices.

What You'll Bring

• Educated to degree level in an engineering or motorsport discipline.
• Previous experience in a motorsport or OEM environment.
• Commercial awareness, understanding of 'Business case', profit etc.
• Excellent communication with the ability to support and lead a small focused team to work cross functionally.
• Race car engineering experience preferred.
• Able to adopt a creative & thoughtful approach to concept design and problem solving engineering problems with good attention to detail and an engaging mind, open to new problems outside of their normal comfort zone.
• Well organised and delivery focussed - with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery in a high pressure environment.
• A flexible approach to working hours, travel requirements and adaptability to multiple and changing priorities.

What We'll Do for You

A competitive package with access to private healthcare, an executive car scheme, company pension scheme and the opportunity to work in a truly unique environment with one of the few GT race car manufacturers.

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.