Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer

Function: Manufacturing
Contract: Full time – Permanent

Location: Pyms Lane, Crewe, CW1 3PL

Eligibility: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship

Be part of an extraordinary British brand. At Bentley, you’ll collaborate with industry-leading experts, build on a heritage of excellence, and define the next 100 years.

Purpose of the Role
Join the Manufacturing team as a Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer, where you’ll present and agree feasibility issues cross-functionally; influence product style and part design to support Manufacturing deliverables; lead problem-solving activities and resolution; and help deliver extraordinary customer journeys through Definitive Modern Luxury design across our electrified product portfolio.

We have six opportunities available across three teams: Factory Problem Solving, Body Problem Solving and New Model Feasibility. The Problem Solving Teams are fully onsite (five days per week), while the New Model Feasibility Team operates on a hybrid basis (three days onsite per week).

Reporting into the Functional Manager, your main responsibilities include;

• Analysing manufacturing feasibility for future programmes, ensuring manufacturability of new vehicle concepts and designs.
• Leading and supporting feasibility reviews, ensuring alignment between product design, manufacturing requirements and production targets.
• Identifying manufacturing risks, quality concerns and process challenges, supporting timely resolution through structured problem-solving approaches.
• Influencing product style and part design to achieve manufacturing functional deliverables and support robust production processes.
• Supporting cross-functional teams through issue identification, containment, root cause analysis and resolution activities.
• Managing project milestones, KPIs and reporting outputs to support programme reviews and delivery targets.
• Conducting virtual assessments and design evaluations to validate manufacturing readiness prior to physical builds.
• Driving effective communication and collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality and launch teams.
• Providing feedback, updates and recommendations across all organisational levels to support successful programme delivery.

About the Team

The Problem Solving Team supports the successful delivery of new products between Vehicle Final Freeze (VFF) and Start of Production (SOP), ensuring processes and parts are qualified to meet quality and audit standards. Working across Series Support, LQC BIW and Launch teams, you will lead structured problem-solving activities, driving issue resolution from identification through to closure.

The Body Problem Solving Team are the interface between Bentley and the body in white colleagues at VW and Porsche for technical issue resolution. If there is a body issue in production during launch or series in the quality of our cars, , we work together with our group colleagues and solve the problems.

The New Model Feasibility Team influences future Bentley products from the earliest stages of development, ensuring designs are feasible to manufacture, achieve production targets and deliver the expected quality standards. Working cross-functionally, you will help shape vehicle designs and manufacturing strategies from concept through to VFF.

About you – Skills and Experience

• HNC or a degree qualification or equivalent experience in a Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or Science related subject
• Demonstrable application of Design for Assembly (DfA) and Lean Manufacturing principles, evidenced through involvement in product or process optimisation activities
• Proven experience in structured problem-solving methodologies, independently identifying, analysing, and resolving technical or process issues in a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Hands-on technical experience in component design, product assembly, process design, facilities, and standardised work systems, within an OEM or Tier 1 environment, is desirable not essential
• Evidence of effective cross-functional stakeholder management, including building and maintaining collaborative relationships across engineering, manufacturing, and programme teams
• Working knowledge of measurement systems and inspection techniques such as CMM, laser scanning, GOMM, GD&T to validate component or system quality and conformance
• Experience applying dimensional management principles, including analysis of tolerance stacks and support of build quality investigations
• Proficiency in CATIA V5 and/or SolidWorks, demonstrated through use in design review, virtual build, or engineering analysis activities

What Bentley Offers

• Flexible working hours
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of UK bank holidays
• Progression pathways and programmes, mentoring, and study support opportunities available
• Optional car lease scheme with discounted access to brand new VW Group cars (VW, Seat, Skoda, Audi) up to every six months
• Health and life assurance benefits providing up to five times annual salary
• Annual salary reviews and competitive bonus scheme
• Contributory pension scheme – you put in 6% we put in 10%
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and well-being including an online GP, the choice to join BUPA health plans, a mental health counsellor, and onsite physio
• Paid
• Discounts portal offering direct discounts, cashback offers or voucher savings from a wide range of retailers.

The Bentley Campus
Our Crewe campus offers unrivalled facilities including green spaces, free parking, an onsite restaurant, coffee shops, rest & relaxation rooms and sports facilities. 

#BelongingAtBentley
We bring people together through a shared purpose, a place of integrity, where everyone has a voice with influence and individuality is celebrated.

We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.

Beyond100+
Bentley’s bold vision to create the next experience benchmark in performance and luxury for generations to come. It represents how we lead change that contributes to the long-term success of our brand. Designed, developed, and built at our headquarters in Crewe, our models offer ever evolving experiences that blend craftmanship, innovation, and sustainability. Join us as we advance the boundaries of excellence.

Posting start date: 12 August 2026

Closing date: 19 August 2026