# Engineering Manager - Composites

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

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## Description

As an Engineering Manager - Composites at McLaren Automotive, you will lead the introduction and industrialisation of composite technologies, materials, equipment, and processes at MCTC. The role covers both RTM products, including the HRDM flow, and pre-preg products from raw material receipt and preparation through to the completed moulded state.

Responsibilities:

- Represent composite engineering in launch and business governance forums, escalating strategic decisions to the Head of Engineering Launch.

- Lead, coach, and develop the composite engineering team.

- Track launch performance, risks, issues, and mitigation plans, supporting programme governance and reporting.

- Coordinate cross-functional engineering delivery to achieve safety, quality, timing, and budget targets.

- Deliver manufacturing readiness from G-2 to production handover for RTM/HRDM and pre-preg products.

- Ensure facilities, equipment, people, processes, and supply chains are ready and validated for launch.

- Lead manufacturing feasibility, capacity planning, and production ramp-up within the defined process scope.

- Manage the introduction and industrialisation of CAPEX, materials, equipment, and manufacturing technologies across the RTM/HRDM and pre-preg flows.

- Ensure Design for Manufacture (DFM), PFMEA, and APQP activities are completed, with processes capable of meeting agreed Takt times, quality, and capacity targets.

- Identify technical, operational, and supply chain risks, and implement effective mitigation plans.

- Manage assigned launch budgets, forecasts, and capital proposals.

- Develop product and process cost models to support business cases and programme decisions.

- Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements across all in-scope activities.

Requirements:

- Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

- Significant experience in composite manufacturing, production launch, or a comparable high-value environment.

- Experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional delivery through complex product or process launches.

- Proven delivery of composite technology or process programmes from G-2 through SOP and production ramp-up.

- Practical experience of APQP, DVA, DFM, PFMEA, virtual builds, readiness reviews, and capacity ramp planning.

- Experience introducing CAPEX and industrialising materials, equipment, and technologies across RTM and pre-preg manufacturing.

- Experience developing cost models and supporting capital proposals.

- Able to manage multiple stakeholders and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Technical & process skills:

- Strong knowledge of RTM, HRDM, and pre-preg materials and processes.

- Sound technical judgement and the ability to assess manufacturing feasibility and make timely decisions.

- Skilled in structured problem-solving and process improvement methods.

- Competent in risk management, production data analysis, and performance measurement.

- Experience working with external suppliers and managing supplier readiness activities.

Personal Attributes:

- An effective leader who coaches others and builds strong cross-functional and supplier relationships.

- Motivated, resilient, and pragmatic, with a data-driven approach.

- A clear communicator who can explain technical and commercial issues at all levels.

- A logical problem-solver with strong attention to detail.

- Delivery-focused, with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

- Collaborative, trustworthy, and credible under pressure.

- Safety-focused and proactive in resolving issues.

Benefits:

- 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 after only two years’ service

- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

- Generous parental leave policies

- A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

## Skills

### Required
- composite manufacturing
- RTM
- HRDM
- pre-preg materials
- APQP
- DFM
- PFMEA
- risk management
- production data analysis

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