Senior Project Engineer – Motorsport Components & Planning

Paddock; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren F1 Team in Woking seeks a skilled Project Engineer to lead a portfolio of race car components, tooling and validation activities across in-house and external manufacturing routes. You will develop and maintain detailed production plans to support on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Collaborating with Engineering, Production, Technical Purchasing, Quality and Supply Chain teams, you will manage suppliers, mitigate project risks and drive continuous improvement in planning

Qualifications

• Experience in project engineering, production planning or operations within a high-performance manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes in low-volume, high-complexity environments with BOM data interpretation.
• Experience using planning systems and data management tools to support programme delivery.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across functions; motorsport or high-precision manufacturing background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver a portfolio of race car components, tooling and validation activities across in-house and external routes.
• Develop and maintain detailed production plans, reconciling demand across programmes for on-time delivery.
• Lead capacity planning and support make-or-buy decisions balancing cost, capability and risk.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Quality and Supply Chain to manage suppliers and mitigate risks.

Skills

Project engineering

Production planning

Operations management

Manufacturing processes

Engineering drawings

BOM data

Planning systems

Stakeholder mgmt

Motorsport exp

Job description

McLaren F1 Team in Woking seeks a skilled Project Engineer to lead a portfolio of race car components, tooling and validation activities across in-house and external manufacturing routes. You will develop and maintain detailed production plans to support on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Collaborating with Engineering, Production, Technical Purchasing, Quality and Supply Chain teams, you will manage suppliers, mitigate project risks and drive continuous improvement in planning