Senior Project Engineer - Racing Components & Planning

Motorsport Network, LLC; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Racing is seeking a Senior Operative, Project Engineer to lead delivery of a portfolio of race car components, tooling and validation across in-house and external routes, aligning to race and programme schedules.

You will apply specialist knowledge to manage risk, optimise planning data and drive continuous improvement, collaborating with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Quality and Supply Chain to hit tight deadlines.

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 the ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and bill of materials data.
• Experience using planning systems, data management tools and digital solutions to support effective programme delivery.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to demanding deadlines.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders across functions; experience within motorsport, high-precision manufacturing or continuous improvement environments would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of race car components, tooling and validation across in-house and external routes.
• Develop and maintain detailed production plans, reconciling demand across programmes to support on-time delivery.
• Lead capacity planning activities and support make-or-buy decisions, balancing cost, capability, risk and delivery requirements.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Technical Purchasing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to manage suppliers, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
• Drive continuous improvement across project engineering and operational planning processes while maintaining planning data accuracy and delivering against targets.

Skills

Project engineering

Production planning

Low-volume manufacturing

Engineering drawings

BOM interpretation

Planning systems

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Job description

McLaren Racing is seeking a Senior Operative, Project Engineer to lead delivery of a portfolio of race car components, tooling and validation across in-house and external routes, aligning to race and programme schedules.

You will apply specialist knowledge to manage risk, optimise planning data and drive continuous improvement, collaborating with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Quality and Supply Chain to hit tight deadlines.