Senior Supplier Quality & Development Engineer (SQD) – Interiors

What to Expect

We are recruiting for a Senior SQD Engineer to join our fantastic Supplier Quality Assurance team in Woking. As the Senior SQD Engineer you will be part of the BIW & Composites team within the Mclaren SQD function reporting directly to SQA Manager and Head of, so experience in body panel manufacture and quality management is a must.

This includes but is not limited to, hot and cold forming processes, casting, and assembly methods typical with aluminium body panels. And/or have experience in composite parts and panel manufacture, including SMC, RTM and pre-preg processes in carbon fibre and other lightweight composite materials. In addition to this, and due to the sensitivity of achieving class leading quality levels, both from a F&F and aesthetic perspective, you must be proficient in GD&T and measurement, including the ability to interpret datum strategies on large complex assemblies.

What You’ll Do

• Establishing and maintaining control of the supply base part Quality and part availability in support of the McLaren business objectives.
• Providing leadership for assigned Suppliers to deliver the McLaren Supplier quality, capacity and timing requirements.
• Developing strategic Supply base improvement initiatives, that underpin the McLaren continuous improvement ethos.
• Ensuring new supplier site Sourcing is well researched to build and maintain a competent supply base.
• Supporting Supplier selection & development processes to achieve a self-sufficient supply base IATF 16949.
• Ensure Non IATF16949 suppliers deliver their certification qualification to the approved nomination plan.
• Supporting the implementation of APQP for all new tooled parts and supporting Robust Manufacturing Feasibility strategy deployment and reviews.
• Ensuring that allocated suppliers meet launch / delivery commitments in line with APQP
• Driving Supplier / Part Risk Assessments and develop risk mitigation actions.
• Identifying Critical suppliers / parts that require full cross functional team engagement with the supplier.
• Providing supplier progress reporting to Purchasing and SQA Program team for: APQP open issues, PPAP part pedigree prior to each build phase and PPAP delivery forecast / actual confirmation.
• Tracking and managing PPAP part approval to agreed delivery plan.
• Managing Non PPAP part Concession process to ensure “Plan for every part” is established to support the builds.
• Delivering Quality & Capacity Verification in line with MDP targets

What You’ll Bring

• Understanding of complete supply chain within McLaren and the suppliers
• Understand the Manufacturing process within MPC
• Ability to interrogate Programme plans and evaluate supplier’s ability to deliver, quality on time to meet company
• milestones.
• Must be capable of planning manufacture of their components at the supplier from goods in, to despatch, if
• required.
• Capable of carrying out effective scenario planning to establish potential mitigation actions, if required.
• Technical Engineering qualified to Degree standard, or equivalent experience.
• Must have previous experience in supplier quality assurance, including multiple new model launches.
• Experience of leading suppliers through APQP
• Have an excellent understanding of: PPAP, MSA, APQP, FMEA, SPC,
• Demonstrated structured approach to Problem Solving (8D)
• Practical use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP and CATIA
• Must have previous experience in Interiors

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
• 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

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.

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