# Senior Manufacturing Engineer

**Company**: McLaren Automotive
**Location**: Woking
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351854

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## Description

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at McLaren Automotive, you will be responsible for supporting and developing a team of engineers, continuously improving and developing the manufacturing processes used to build cars.

You will lead the development and execution of all Manufacturing Engineering practices, driving improvement in Project Management, Safety, Quality, Cost Management, People Development, and Product Delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the manufacturing team in identifying and capturing vehicle characteristics and translating these to define manufacturing process parameters

- Generating new processes and procedures to enable end-users to manufacture in accordance with design intent in a safe and controlled manner

- Assisting the Manufacturing Engineering Manager in scoping, specifying, and delivering best operational practices

- Leading virtual manufacturing and process simulations to validate design and process concepts

- Supporting and leading the generation and development of timing plans

- Liaising with the Health and Safety department to ensure all processes and materials are suitable for the manufacturing environment

- Leading investigations to resolve Manufacturing Engineering-related issues

- Collaborating with engineering teams in leading the design of layout, modelling/simulation, and material flow integration

- Identifying, quantifying, comparing, and executing production process improvements

- Monitoring headcount and liaising with production management

- Owning Hours Per Car (HPC) data for series production

- Creating and implementing tools to audit efficiency and identify cost reduction opportunities

- Managing and communicating improvement opportunities and implementation plans

You will also be involved in:

- Design Reviews

- PFMEA

- DFMEA

- Value stream mapping

- Supporting the development of a team of series engineers

- Introducing series engineering changes and delegating workload

- Developing tools and techniques and operating procedures for the team

- Training team members on developed procedures

- Mentoring new team members and working closely with the manager for their development and probationary reviews

- Substituting for the manager in their absence

The ideal candidate will have:

- A degree in mechanical/automotive engineering or similar (2:1 or above)

- Equivalent experience in a similar role

- Knowledge of complex vehicle systems, vehicle assembly processes, trim and final processes, and end-of-line vehicle processing/finishing

- Experience with specification and procurement of assembly equipment

- Motivational, coaching, and leadership skills

- Ability to identify resolutions for product-related issues and ensure quality targets are achieved

- Experience with implementing safe working practices

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, including:

- Structured career development framework

- 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday

- Enhanced company pension scheme

- Discretionary annual bonus award

- Private medical insurance and health cash plan

- Life assurance benefit

- Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year

- Discounted shopping

- Generous parental leave policies

- Wellbeing initiatives

## Skills

### Required
- mechanical engineering
- automotive engineering
- vehicle assembly processes
- manufacturing processes
- leadership skills
- communication skills

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