Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Banbury
Permanent
Industry: Automotive Manufacturing / Vehicle Conversion
Salary: Up to A GBP 60,000 per annum
Drive Compliance. Define Processes. Support a Critical Vehicle Launch.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join a fast:paced automotive manufacturing environment supporting a critical type approval and conformity of production (CoP / COC2) programme.
This role is focused on establishing the manufacturing process controls, documentation, and compliance standards required to support an upcoming vehicle launch and achieve second:stage type approval. This is a highly visible assignment requiring someone who can quickly embed themselves into the operation and deliver high:quality manufacturing documentation at pace.
The successful candidate will play a key role in defining manufacturing processes, producing control plans and work instructions, and ensuring the business is audit:ready for compliance reviews and ongoing production activity.
Key Responsibilities of the Senior Manufacturing Engineer:
* Develop and implement manufacturing process controls to support Conformity of Production (CoP) and type approval requirements
* Produce detailed work instructions, control plans, process flows, and manufacturing documentation
* Define and standardise manufacturing and assembly processes across production operations
* Support compliance activities relating to COC2 / second:stage type approval
* Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to identify process gaps and implement corrective actions
* Ensure manufacturing documentation aligns with automotive industry standards and audit expectations
* Support safety:critical and quality:critical process checks throughout the build process
* Assist with launch readiness activities for upcoming vehicle programmes
* Review and improve existing manufacturing procedures to increase robustness and repeatability
* Support external reviews and compliance assessments where required
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer Were Looking For:
* Proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, or AME Engineer within the automotive sector
* Strong experience creating manufacturing documentation including:
* Work Instructions
* Control Plans
* Process Flows
* SOPs
* Process Controls
* Previous exposure to automotive type approval, Conformity of Production (CoP), APQP, or regulated manufacturing environments
* Strong understanding of manufacturing compliance and safety/critical process control
* Excellent computer literacy and confidence producing technical documentation quickly and accurately
* Ability to work autonomously in a fast:moving environment with tight deadlines
* Strong stakeholder communication and organisational skills
* Experience supporting vehicle launch or prototype build programmes would be highly advantageous
If you are an experienced automotive Senior Manufacturing Engineer who thrives in fast:moving environments and can quickly implement robust process documentation and controls, we would love to hear from you.