Job Description

REQ ID: 132598

JOB TITLE: Senior Process Engineer

SALARY: £54,866 - £68,000

POSTING START DATE: 24/09/2026

POSTING END DATE: 08/10/2026

LOCATION: Wolverhampton - EPMC

Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you'll be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You'll collaborate with a team of expert technicians and problem-solvers and use cutting-edge tools, facilities, and processes engineered together to build era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. Your expertise will directly impact the shaping of modern luxury. Together, let’s create the exceptional.

Help shape the future of electrified mobility at JLR. Join a team at the forefront of innovation, developing advanced battery manufacturing processes that will power the next generation of Modern Luxury vehicles.

As a Battery Process Engineer, you'll play a key role in transforming cutting-edge battery designs into world-class manufacturing solutions. Working closely with Product Development teams and suppliers, you'll help deliver new facilities, processes and technologies that support our electrification journey. It's an opportunity to push boundaries, channel your curiosity and maximise your full potential while making a tangible impact on our shared future.

WHAT TO EXPECT

You'll be part of a collaborative Manufacturing Engineering team responsible for developing and launching battery frame assembly processes. From facility design through to production readiness, you'll help ensure our manufacturing operations deliver exceptional levels of quality, efficiency and performance.

• Leading the planning and execution of manufacturing facility and process design activities alongside suppliers and cross-functional teams
• Generating manufacturing process strategies and supporting the successful delivery of battery assembly programmes from concept through to launch
• Driving process capability, quality planning and continuous improvement across assembly operations
• Managing technical issues, resolving manufacturing challenges and supporting the delivery of programme milestones
• Collaborating with Product Engineering, Quality, Launch, Programme and Plant Operations teams to achieve shared objectives

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills and experiences that you'll need to help you succeed here, including:

• Demonstrating experience of delivering industrialised manufacturing processes and facilities within a production or engineering environment
• Applying knowledge of manufacturing engineering processes, tools and techniques, with experience of taking a process through launch
• Delivering end-to-end project management activities, balancing timelines, quality and operational requirements
• Holding a degree in Manufacturing Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or bringing equivalent practical experience
• Building effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and supplier networks while remaining calm and focused in complex environments

At JLR, you'll work with pioneering brands and products in an environment where everyone belongs. You'll bring your unique talents to a culture of creativity that encourages learning, growth and fresh thinking. Alongside tailored benefits, you'll have the chance to flourish, learn from the brightest minds and contribute to innovations that benefit our clients, our communities and our planet. Together, we're creating exceptional experiences and a future that is truly electrified.

BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:

• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available
• A competitive pension
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working*

*Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.