What to Expect
We are recruiting for a Project Engineer – Body Structures to join our fantastic BIW team in Woking. As the Project Engineer you will lead the design and engineering of a specific set of Body Structures components across all McLaren Automotive vehicle lines and projects.
Ensuring the systems and components you are responsible for are delivered robustly via McLaren Development Process {MDP] together with all applicable attributes; Passive Safety, Weight, NVH and Quality of Design. All areas to be delivered on time and budget. The scope of the role covers all projects from R&D stage to series production and vehicles in the field. Will work within a matrix organization with direct report line to the Body Structures Engineering Manager whilst delivering towards project-based goals set by Vehicle Line management leaders.
What You'll Do
- Reporting to the Engineering Manager, working on all aspects of Body Structures delivery on our future vehicle programmes.
- Working in a cross-functional team to deliver all systems in line with targets, KPI’s and milestones set by the MDP and Vehicle Line management leaders, on multiple vehicle programmes.
- Working within a cross functional team from R&D stage, through concept, design release, production launch and series production support to collectively deliver the whole vehicle specification targets and contribute to the overall business KPIs.
- Responsibility to release designs that meet the following targets through coordination of internal and external design resources: Cost (Piece, Tooling, D&D), Performance (As specified through the full vehicle attributes and cascaded down to component level specification), Timing and feasibility (supporting in house manufacturing or assembly processes as well as supplied components).
- Responsibility for Problem Solving: From problem avoidance at the initial stages of new projects (Risk Assessments, FMEA, Lessons learnt) to practical problem solving at prototype stage and in series production.
- Responsibility for accurate reporting: Bill Of Materials management (part numbering, structuring, design change process), Weight management through correct management of the BOM, Costs (including spend forecast, risks and opportunities) and project status reporting.
- Responsibility for authoring component and systems technical specifications.
- Supporting a cross-functional team including external suppliers’ network, quality, logistics, vehicle engineering and development, purchasing and manufacturing engineers.
What You'll Bring
- Experienced in an OEM or tier one with a high level of Body Structures systems technical knowledge, particularly in field of Body Structures
- Experience on a wide range of systems and components such as crash structures, monocoques, subframes, and other vehicle structures
- Knowledge of Body Structures manufacturing technologies: Castings (sand, gravity die, high/low pressure die), Extrusions, Fabrications and Pressings
- Knowledge of structures joining technologies: Bolted joints, Welding, Riveting and Bonding
- CATIA V5, PC literate and at ease with MS Office products
- Educated to Degree level in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
- Sound commercial and financial awareness
- Experience with cost estimation and engineering of body structure components is desirable
- Proven ability in delivery project management within an APQP or similar framework is desirable
- Relevant Experience in Lightweight Body Design and materials technology is desirable
- Knowledge of DFMEA and its application in automotive environment is desirable
- Knowledge of GD&T is desirable
What We'll Do for You
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
- Structured career development framework
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus award
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- Life assurance 4x your basic salary
- 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 including market leading maternity leave
- Tax efficient nursery scheme benefit
- A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
- Friends and family day
- Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars
Qualifying criteria applies
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