Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Banbury
Permanent
Industry: Automotive Manufacturing / Vehicle Conversion
Salary: Up to £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 We’re 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.