Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Vehicle Program Lead

Apex Resource Management; Knaphill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Resource Management seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Woking to lead manufacturing engineering activities from concept to series production for new vehicle programmes.

You will drive process improvements, PFMEA, HPC data, line balancing, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Operations to ensure quality, cost targets, and timely delivery while mentoring the team.

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading Manufacturing Engineering activities for new vehicle programmes.
• Proven knowledge of vehicle assembly processes and end-of-line finishing.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering activities for new model introductions from concept through to series production.
• Develop vehicle assembly concepts from virtual manufacturing through to physical validation and production implementation.
• Generate and manage programme timing plans, including tooling and equipment delivery schedules.
• Develop manufacturing process sequencing, documentation and product traceability methodologies.
• Lead PFMEA activities to improve Right First Time (RFT) and manufacturing quality.
• Own and maintain Hours Per Car (HPC) data, supporting production planning.
• Identify and resolve manufacturing bottlenecks with Engineering and Operations.
• Carry out line balancing and time and motion studies.
• Lead facility layout planning and material flow improvements for new models.
• Support Design Reviews, Engineering Release activities and DFMEA.
• Assist with budgeting and contribute to business cases.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Project management

Process improvement

PFMEA

Hours per car data

Line balancing

Office software

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Apex Resource Management seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Woking to lead manufacturing engineering activities from concept to series production for new vehicle programmes.

You will drive process improvements, PFMEA, HPC data, line balancing, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Operations to ensure quality, cost targets, and timely delivery while mentoring the team.