Corporate Quality Engineering Graduate Scheme

We are recruiting for Graduates to join our Corporate Quality team at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey. As a Corporate Quality Graduate, you’ll gain hands‑on experience across critical areas of product integrity, regulatory compliance, cost control, and customer satisfaction—all vital to upholding McLaren’s world‑class standards.

This is a two‑year rotational programme (4 x 6‑month placements) designed to build your knowledge of the entire product lifecycle—from concept through to customer delivery—while helping you develop the skills required for a successful career in quality management and automotive operations.

Please note this is an onsite position.

Throughout the programme, you’ll rotate across key pillars of the Corporate Quality function, gaining a 360‑degree view of how quality drives business performance and brand reputation at McLaren.

• Support governance of programme quality and Q‑Gate release processes
• Contribute to fault management and ensure functional teams follow aligned quality protocols
• Collaborate across Engineering, Operations, and Programme Management to maintain delivery standards

• Conduct inspections, fault analysis, and quality testing on McLaren vehicles
• Review warranty and field performance data to identify trends and drive improvements
• Support quality audit activities throughout the build and launch process

• Work across Design, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure perceived quality is built into every vehicle
• Support tolerance stack analysis and benchmarking to uphold McLaren’s premium aesthetic and fit/finish expectations

• Contribute to regulatory and safety compliance governance
• Support change control processes and audit readiness for global markets
• Participate in cross‑functional reviews to ensure alignment with international quality standards

• Assist in material selection, testing, and performance reviews for new and existing components
• Conduct failure analysis and support the implementation of durability improvements
• Manage and distribute material property data to the wider engineering teams using database tools

You’ll also be part of wider graduate development activities including mentoring, cross‑functional projects, and business wide innovation challenges.

• You must have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a 2:1 or above in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) or Business‑related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with an attention to technical detail
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• A passion for the automotive industry, product excellence, and continuous improvement
• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools; familiarity with tools like Minitab, Power BI, or quality systems is a plus

You must also bring a passion for cars, and a desire to work at the cutting edge of the automotive industry within our Quality business area.

We’re looking for graduates who bring the mindset and behaviours to succeed in a high‑performance, engineering‑led environment. Ideal candidates will demonstrate:

• Curiosity for quality – a drive to understand how every detail impacts performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction
• Analytical mindset – confident working with technical data and using it to support decisions
• Attention to detail – precise and methodical in tasks involving testing, inspection, or documentation
• Problem‑solving ability – able to identify root causes and contribute to practical, cost‑effective solutions
• Resilience – able to handle challenges with a solutions‑focused mindset
• Collaboration – strong…