
Production Engineer
Location
Silverstone, England, United Kingdom
Department
Management and Manufacturing
Job Type
Full-Time
Experience
Mid-Senior Level
Job Description
Application Deadline: 4 August 2025
Department: Supply Chain
Location: Silverstone
We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Engineer to join the team. In this role you will play a vital role in the coordination and delivery of key projects across the F1 car. You will manage production activities across critical car areas, ensuring that every component is delivered to the highest standards, on time, and with performance in mind.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end production process for assigned projects, from design release to final delivery.
- Collaborate with programme planning, design, procurement, and manufacturing to build realistic and executable project plans.
- Raise demands and shop orders aligned to programme timelines and quality expectations.
- Oversee component delivery (current and development specs), including lifing and logistics activities.
- Track overdue orders, mitigate delivery risks, and maintain momentum on all assigned projects.
- Maintain up-to-date shipping list information and ensure freight deadlines are met.
- Monitor future project requirements and take proactive action to support execution.
- Champion process improvement and identify efficiencies to optimise performance and quality.
- Ensure all production changes are properly managed, documented, and controlled.
- Prioritise car performance and delivery speed in all engineering decisions.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes across metallics and composites, including machining, fabrication, and assembly workflows.
- Strong understanding of the full production lifecycle from design to delivery.
- Proven experience in production or assembly management within F1, motorsport, or a high-performance engineering setting.
- Confident project management skills, ideally with experience in Microsoft Project.
- Calm, confident, and focused under pressure being able to deliver quality work to tight deadlines.
- Gearbox / Hydraulics experience is advantageous.
- Effective communicator and team player with the ability to influence.
- Flexible, proactive, and solutions-focused mindset.