Virtual Manufacturing Engineering 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 hand-builds the Series-M: a fully electric, body-on-frame 4x4 platform for the construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, defence, and emergency response sectors.

The Series-M is built on a 5 mm steel ladder frame chassis with aluminium body panels composite-bonded to the steel structure. Each vehicle houses 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 24 V truck/bus-sector ancillary components. The design is explicitly engineered for modularity: the power unit removes in ~45 minutes, and a battery pack in ~30 minutes. Over 80% of suppliers are UK-based.

The Role

The Manufacturing Engineer will own the process engineering function at Munro's East Kilbride assembly facility, working at the interface of product design and production. The core mandate is to build and continuously improve the assembly processes needed to scale the Series-M from hand-built pilot volumes to repeatable, rate-capable production — while maintaining the modularity, repairability, and build quality that define the product.

This is a practical, floor-level role in a lean team. You will write work instructions, specify tooling, conduct time studies, resolve assembly issues in real time, and feed structured feedback into the design team. The production line is being built as you read this: you will help design it.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Design & Development
  • Define, document, and implement assembly processes for all Series-M build stages: chassis preparation, body-on-frame marriage, drivetrain installation, high-voltage battery pack integration, wiring harness routing, trim and finishing.
  • Develop and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and operator build cards to enable consistent, repeatable assembly by production technicians.
  • Conduct cycle time studies and takt time analysis to support production rate planning as Munro scales from current volumes toward scaled volumes.
  • Specify and procure assembly tooling, jigs, fixtures, and lifting equipment appropriate to the vehicle's body-on-frame architecture and HV battery handling requirements.
  • Contribute to the design and layout of the East Kilbride assembly facility as production capacity expands, including future transition to a larger purpose-built site near Glasgow.
• High-Voltage & Electrical Assembly
  • Develop and enforce safe working procedures for high-voltage assembly operations — battery pack installation, HV cabling, inverter and motor connections — in accordance with IET Wiring Regulations and BS 7671 as applicable to vehicle HV systems.
  • Ensure all HV assembly processes are compliant with R100 (UN Regulation No. 100) certification requirements, which Munro's Series-M carries for its high-voltage system safety.
  • Work with the engineering team to develop the battery pack assembly process for Munro's in-house-built packs.
  • Specify appropriate PPE, interlocks, and de-energisation procedures for the production floor HV environment.
• Quality & Non-Conformance Management
  • Establish and operate end-of-line quality gates including dimensional checks, torque verification, electrical system commissioning, and pre-delivery inspection (PDI) procedures.
  • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) on production non-conformances; raise and track engineering change requests (ECRs) where design changes are required to improve manufacturability.
  • Maintain production quality records and traceability documentation in support of vehicle type approval obligations and customer fleet requirements.
  • Implement and drive improvement via structured methodologies (5S, PDCA, or equivalent) appropriate to Munro's current production scale.
• Supply Chain & Component Readiness
  • Liaise with the supply chain team on incoming component quality, packaging, and line-side presentation — over 80% of Series-M suppliers are UK-based Tier-1 OEM truck/bus sector suppliers.
  • Conduct or support first article inspection (FAI) activities for new or changed components entering the assembly process.
  • Identify make vs. buy boundaries and flag assembly-driven design-for-manufacture (DFM) issues to the development engineering team.
  • Support CKD (completely knocked down) kit packaging requirements for any future overseas assembly operations.
• Compliance & Safety
  • Ensure assembly operations comply with relevant UK health and safety legislation, with particular attention to Manual Handling Regulations, COSHH (surface treatments, adhesives, coolants), and PUWER for production equipment.
  • Maintain awareness of applicable vehicle regulations affecting production processes, including IVA/NSSTA type approval process requirements.
  • Participate in risk assessments for new assembly operations; update COSHH and RAMS documentation as processes evolve.

Required Skills & Experience

Essential

• Degree or HND/HNC in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent — or time-served apprenticeship with demonstrable manufacturing engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience in a vehicle assembly or off-highway equipment manufacturing environment: process writing, tooling specification, and quality control.
• Demonstrable experience producing work instructions and SOPs for a production workforce.
• Practical knowledge of body-in-white or chassis assembly processes, including fastener torque specifications, structural bonding, and anti-corrosion treatments.
• Familiarity with high-voltage electrical systems in an automotive or industrial context — safe handling, isolation, and relevant regulations.
• Quality engineering skills: non-conformance management, RCA methods (5-Why, Ishikawa), and control plan development.
• Comfortable working on the production floor as well as at a desk: this role requires both.

Desirable

• Experience with EV or hybrid vehicle assembly — HV battery integration, e-motor installation, BMS commissioning.
• Familiarity with R100 (UN Regulation No. 100) HV system certification requirements.
• IVA/NSSTA or WVTA type approval process knowledge.
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement qualifications (5S, PDCA, Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt, or equivalent).
• CAD competence sufficient to interpret assembly drawings and propose DFM changes (SolidWorks or equivalent).
• Experience in a start-up or scale-up manufacturing environment where processes are being built from scratch.
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent H&S qualification.

Personal Attributes

• Process-minded but pragmatic — able to introduce discipline and repeatability without creating bureaucratic overhead inappropriate to Munro's current scale.
• Ownership mindset: comfortable making decisions on the floor without waiting for a chain of approvals.
• Detail-oriented on safety and quality; willing to stop the line when something is wrong.
• Clear communicator — able to write instructions that a production technician can follow without ambiguity, and brief the engineering team on manufacturing constraints clearly.
• Committed to Munro's mission of decarbonising heavy-duty off-road fleets through a vehicle built to last decades.

Why Join Munro Vehicles

Munro is building a production line, not inheriting one. The Manufacturing Engineer joining now will shape the assembly processes, tooling choices, and quality systems that will underpin the Series-M for years. The vehicle's design philosophy — modularity, repairability, 50-year service life — creates a manufacturing challenge that is technically interesting and commercially important.

~ Scotland's automotive manufacturing industry is being rebuilt from this facility in East Kilbride. The team is small, the impact is direct, and the trajectory is up.