Senior Interior SQD Engineer – Automotive Supplier Quality

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured career development

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after 2 years

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Senior SQD Engineer to lead supplier quality activities across sourcing, industrialisation, launch and production. You will drive APQP, PPAP, and supplier readiness while collaborating with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Supplier teams to resolve complex quality issues.

You will audit suppliers, verify processes, assess capacity, and drive continuous improvement to ensure top-tier quality and performance across the vehicle lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in supplier quality or manufacturing quality.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, and supplier development methodologies.
• Proven capability in structured problem solving and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities from sourcing to launch and series production.
• Drive APQP, PPAP, manufacturing feasibility and supplier readiness activities.
• Resolve complex quality concerns with cross-functional teams and deliver improvements.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

APQP/PPAP

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Audits and process verification

Job description

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Senior SQD Engineer to lead supplier quality activities across sourcing, industrialisation, launch and production. You will drive APQP, PPAP, and supplier readiness while collaborating with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Supplier teams to resolve complex quality issues.

You will audit suppliers, verify processes, assess capacity, and drive continuous improvement to ensure top-tier quality and performance across the vehicle lifecycle.