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title: Head of Engineering Launch
description: Working within the site leadership team of the McLaren Composites Technology Centre's based in Sheffield/Rotherham, reporting to the Plant Director, the Head of Engineering – Launch is accountable for the end-to-end introduction and industrialisation of new composites manufacturing technologies, CAPEX, manufacturing processes, materials and expertise across MCTC operations. You will lead engineering from horizon (G-2) through to Start of Production (SOP), ensuring every new technology is delivered safely, to McLaren's quality and performance standards, on time and within approved budgets. Responsibilities: Represent engineering launch function in programme and business governance forums. Lead, mentor and develop direct reports and a wider launch and industrialisation team to deliver composites manufacturing technology introductions and manufacturing transformations. Support the programme manager with governance and reporting mechanisms to track launch performance, key risks, issues and mitigation plans. Own cross-functional engineering activities to ensure programmes are delivered safely, on time, to quality and within approved budgets. Deliver manufacturing readiness from G-2 through to production handover, including readiness reviews, manufacturing planning and risk management for all new product introductions. Ensure facilities, equipment, people, processes and supply chains are prepared and validated to support manufacturing requirements. Provide strategic oversight of manufacturing feasibility studies, future capacity planning and production ramp-up activities. Accountable for introduction and industrialisation of CAPEX, new manufacturing processes, materials and technologies across all MCTC operations. Ensure robust Design Validation Assessment (DVA), Design for Manufacture (DfM), PFMEA, HPc and APQP activities are completed to manufacturing standards. Lead problem-solving and root cause analysis through development phases, using recognised methodologies (DMAI…
date posted: 2026-07-31T14:30:45.172Z
valid through: 2026-09-29T14:30:45.172Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Engineering
industry: Automotive
skills: composites manufacturing
skills: CAPEX introduction
skills: manufacturing processes
skills: materials and expertise
skills: APQP
skills: DVA
skills: DfM
skills: PFMEA
skills: virtual builds
skills: launch readiness reviews
skills: capacity ramp planning
skills: costing modelling
skills: capital proposals
skills: risk management
skills: production data analysis
skills: performance measurement
hiring organization: McLaren Automotive
  type: Organization
  founding date: 1985
  number of employees: QuantitativeValue
    value: 1500
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: Sheffield
    address country: GB
employment type: FULL_TIME