Graduate Engineer in Glasgow

About Munro Vehicles

Munro Vehicles (All Terrain All Electric Ltd.) is Scotland's only volume car manufacturer — the first since the Linwood Talbot factory closed in 1981. Founded in 2019 and based in East Kilbride, Glasgow, Munro designs and hand-builds the Series-M: a fully electric, heavy-duty 4x4 for the construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, defence, and emergency response sectors. The Series-M is a body-on-frame platform built on a 5 mm steel ladder frame chassis, with aluminium body panels composite-bonded to the steel structure. Each vehicle carries three in-house-developed LFP battery packs, a centralised electric motor driving permanent four-wheel-drive through a two-speed transfer box, and a 400 V electrical architecture using Tier-1 truck/bus-sector components. The vehicle is designed for a 50-year service life through deliberate modularity and repairability. Munro has a £17 million order book, a 900-vehicle agreement with Jakob Mining Vehicles, and a production ramp target of 2,500 vehicles per year by 2027. The engineering team is small and growing. A graduate joining now will contribute to real vehicle production from day one.

The Role

This is a generalist Graduate Engineer position structured around rotation across Munro's core engineering functions: vehicle development, manufacturing, and powertrain/systems. The intent is deliberate — Munro is a lean organisation where engineers must understand the full vehicle and the full process. Specialism comes later; breadth comes first. Over the first 18–24 months, you will rotate through structured placements in each functional area, working alongside the senior engineers responsible for those domains. Each rotation carries real deliverables, not observation briefs. At the end of the rotation programme, placement into a permanent functional role will be agreed based on business need and individual performance.

This is not a graduate scheme at a large OEM. There is no cohort of 50 graduates, no structured training programme with slides and workbooks, and no buffer between you and the consequences of your work. It is an opportunity to develop engineering competence faster than almost any other route available to a new graduate — in a company where the product is novel, the mission is clear, and the team is small enough that your contribution is visible.

Rotation Programme

• Rotation 1 — Vehicle Development (approx. 6–8 months)
  • Support development and test activities on the Series-M platform: assist with prototype builds, instrumentation, and structured test execution at the East Kilbride facility and on test routes in the Scottish Highlands.
  • Produce engineering drawings and 3D CAD models under the supervision of the Development Engineer; learn Munro's drawing release and change management process.
  • Assist with root cause analysis on field and test findings; contribute to engineering change documentation.
  • Shadow and assist with supplier component reviews and first article inspections.
  • Deliverable: documented test report or engineering change package for a defined system or component.
• Rotation 2 — Manufacturing & Assembly (approx. 6–8 months)
  • Work on the assembly floor as a practising build technician alongside the production team — building Series-M chassis, installing drivetrain components, routing wiring harnesses, and integrating battery packs.
  • Assist the Manufacturing Engineer in developing and updating work instructions and SOPs for assembly operations.
  • Contribute to cycle time studies and identify assembly bottlenecks as part of the production ramp preparation.
  • Participate in end-of-line quality checks and non-conformance investigations.
  • Deliverable: authored or substantially revised SOP for a defined assembly station.
• Rotation 3 — Powertrain & Systems (approx. 6–8 months)
  • Support the powertrain team in battery pack assembly, HV system commissioning, and thermal management system validation — under supervision and following defined safe working procedures for the 400 V HV environment.
  • Assist with software-adjacent tasks: vehicle data logging, CAN bus interrogation, and interpretation of BMS and VCU telemetry using Munro's proprietary vehicle management software.
  • Contribute to the development of HV safe working procedures and build quality records for battery pack assembly.
  • Deliverable: documented analysis of a powertrain dataset (thermal, energy, or performance) with engineering conclusions.

What You Will Gain

By the end of the rotation programme, a Munro Graduate Engineer will have direct, hands-on experience across the full scope of a production vehicle programme — from CAD and test to assembly floor and powertrain commissioning. Specifically:

• Practical vehicle build experience that very few graduates from any route acquire in their first two years.
• Exposure to EV powertrain architecture: LFP battery packs, 400 V HV systems, motor/inverter integration, and BMS operation.
• Understanding of the full development-to-production cycle in a low-volume specialist vehicle manufacturer.
• Direct mentorship from engineers who designed and built the Series-M from a clean sheet.
• A defined pathway to a permanent engineering role (Development, Manufacturing, or Powertrain/Systems) at the end of the programme.

Entry Requirements

Essential

• BEng (minimum 2:2) or MEng in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related engineering discipline. Candidates completing their degree in summer 2026 are welcome to apply.
• Demonstrable hands-on engineering experience from degree projects, formula student, university motorsport, off-road build projects, or industrial placements — evidence of having physically made or tested something is expected.
• Proficiency in at least one 3D CAD package (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or equivalent) to a standard consistent with university project work.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Full UK driving licence (or on track to obtain one before start date). Off-road test driving will form part of the role.
• Eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship requirement.

Desirable

• Industrial placement year in an automotive, off-highway, aerospace, or manufacturing environment.
• Formula Student, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, or equivalent hands-on vehicle engineering competition experience.
• Any exposure to EV or hybrid powertrain architecture — academic, project, or placement based.
• Familiarity with basic data acquisition and analysis tools (MATLAB, Python, or equivalent).
• Interest in or knowledge of the sectors Munro serves: mining, construction, agriculture, defence, emergency response.

Personal Attributes

The right candidate for this role is not necessarily the one with the highest academic grades. Munro is looking for engineers who are genuinely curious about how things work, willing to get their hands dirty, and capable of taking ownership of tasks with limited supervision. Specifically:

• Physically practical — comfortable with tools, assembly work, and working on vehicles on a production floor.
• Intellectually curious across disciplines: equally interested in understanding why a chassis weld has failed and why a battery cell is running warm.
• Low ego, high ownership — in a small team, the graduate will be asked to do things that are below their qualification level and things that stretch beyond it. Both matter.
• Clear written communication: able to produce a concise, factual engineering report without extensive coaching.
• Motivated by Munro's mission — decarbonising the hardest-working vehicles in the world's most demanding industries.