Job Description

Overview

Senior Automotive Engineer, £45K - £55K, Commutable from Coventry, Warwickshire, Leicestershire

Join a global business delivering world-class research, development, and testing projects for global automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and motorsport teams. You will be part of a wider vehicle attributes and performance test team, collaborating across NVH, chassis, and ADAS to deliver breakthrough test and R&D projects. You will take a lead role within a Kinematics & Compliance (K&C) rig test facility.

Benefits

• Work at the cutting edge of automotive and motorsport R&D.
• Competitive salary, depending upon experience (£45K - £55K as a guide).
• Excellent benefits package including a generous pension + 27 days holiday + all bank holidays + healthcare package + EV car scheme + more.
• A collaborative environment where your ideas and expertise help shape the future of mobility.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support K&C rig test programmes, ensuring vehicles and rigs are prepared and test-ready.
• Provide technical leadership across test and R&D projects.
• Work directly with customer engineering teams, offering technical guidance and support.
• Contribute to commercial proposals by providing technical input for new projects.
• Collaborate with other attribute teams (Dynamics, NVH, ADAS) on complex vehicle testing programmes.
• Drive the future development of testing capabilities and facilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Senior Engineer role within an automotive, motorsport, OEM, Tier 1, test house, or consultancy environment.
• Strong background in vehicle rig or laboratory testing, or chassis development projects.
• Previous experience working with a Kinematics & Compliance (K&C) rig is highly desirable.
• Hands-on skills: confident in using vehicle instrumentation and preparing rigs/vehicles for testing.
• Degree-qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related Engineering discipline.

Location

This Senior Automotive Engineer job is commutable from Coventry, Leicester, Rugby, Tamworth, Northampton, Birmingham, Solihull, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Nuneaton, Hinckley, and surrounding areas.

How to apply

To apply please send your CV to Luke Smith at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd. Visit the Euro Projects Recruitment website to search our latest permanent, contract and interim vacancies.

“Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days then your application, on this occasion, has not been successful. We thank you for taking the time to apply.”

This job is posted by Euro Projects Recruitment, a recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and manufacturing appointments from tool room to boardroom. We combine over 100 years of technical knowledge and recruitment expertise to introduce the best candidates to the best companies. We are passionate about your future and persistent in our efforts to secure you the right job