Project Engineer - Interior Textiles

Role: Project Engineer - Interior Textiles

Location: Woking (with travel to suppliers as required)
Contract: Inside IR35- 6-month contract initially (may extend)

Role Summary

The Project Engineer - Interior Textiles will lead the end-to-end delivery of a one-off, customer-funded luxury textile feature into a premium vehicle interior. Acting as the central point of coordination, you will ensure the concept is engineered, validated, and delivered to strict vehicle build deadlines.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the bespoke textile feature from concept through to vehicle assembly
  Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including engineering, design, purchasing, quality and assembly teams
• Act as the primary interface between the luxury textile designer, seat manufacturer, and internal client representatives
• Translate design intent into robust engineering requirements, ensuring durability, manufacturability, and validation standards are achieved
• Oversee supplier validation activities, reviewing drawings, prototypes, material samples, and test results
• Identify programme, quality, and timing risks and implement effective mitigation plans
• Lead supplier discussions, supporting commercial negotiations in collaboration with purchasing
• Maintain quality governance, including inspections, sign-offs, deviations, concessions, and controlled engineering changes
• Provide structured reporting, maintaining timing plans, risk registers, and decision logs

Requirements of the Role

• Proven experience as a Project Engineer - Interior Textiles or similar project/product development role involving textiles, soft goods, interiors, or luxury consumer products
• Demonstrated capability delivering low-volume or bespoke manufacturing programmes
• Strong supplier management and stakeholder coordination skills
• Experience overseeing validation, durability, and quality approval activities
• Commercial awareness with experience supporting or leading supplier negotiations
• Highly organised, self-directed, and confident operating within a structured engineering environment
• Automotive experience beneficial but not essential for the Project Engineer - Interior Textiles opportunity

Apply Now

If you are a Project Engineer - Interior Textiles seeking a unique opportunity to deliver a premium interior feature within a fast-paced engineering environment, apply now.

Please note, this role is deemed inside of IR35. The Umbrella Pay Rate offered is inclusive of the Assignment pay rate, holiday pay and Apex Recruitment’s contribution towards Employer Costs.