Automotive Colour and Materials Design Engineer

  • Expleo UK LTD
  • Sep 04, 2025
Contractor Distribution-Shipping Warehouse

Job Description

Are you an Automotive Colour and Materials Engineer, seeking a new challenge? Do you have passion for future vehicle development?

If so, Expleo have an opportunity for you! One of the world's largest automotive manufacturers based in Warwickshire, is currently recruiting for a Colour and Materials Design Engineer, to help them develop unique and innovative automotive products. As a Colour and Materials Design Engineer you will lead responsibility for designing and developing sustainable and responsible colour and materials, for core, SVO and bespoke programmes, on a contract basis.

Responsibilities of the Colour and Materials Design Engineer will include:

Create and realise innovative proof of concepts and material solutions for both interior and exterior applications from concept
Delivering sustainable and responsible material initiatives and methods of make
Participate in weekly design reviews for project progress assessments
Contribution to meetings through suggestions, problem solving and design representation

Qualifications and skills required for the Colour and Materials Design Engineer position:

Ideally degree qualified
Strong creative and presentation skills
Excellent understanding of product, interior, the design industry in general and automotive design, combined with good aesthetic judgement, colour vision and colour perception
Knowledge of automotive materials, processes and suppliers, with a high degree of competitor awareness
Passion for colour and material technology and design as evidenced by up to date in field literature, innovations and trends
Competent working independently, demonstrating tenacity and drive
Advanced user of adobe package software: photoshop, illustrator and indesign software

PLEASE NOTE To meet with current legislation, right to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates can work in the UK. Regretfully, we are unable to support applications that require sponsorship.

If you are interested in applying for the role of Colour and Materials Design Engineer or require further information, please contact:
Jacquie Linton
(phone number removed)
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