Vehicle Dynamics Engineer - Steering

We are seeking a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer – Steering to join our team at McLaren Automotive. As a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer – Steering, you will be responsible for supporting the definition, development, tuning, and validation of steering system performance and steering-related vehicle dynamics attributes across McLaren vehicle programs.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of Steering attributes for current and future vehicle programs.
• Contribute to the definition and refinement of steering performance targets in line with vehicle requirements.
• Assist in the creation, maintenance, and execution of steering attribute development plans.
• Carry out vehicle modelling and simulation activities to assess steering system performance and support target achievement.
• Support steering system specification development, working closely with hardware, controls, and software teams.
• Plan and execute vehicle testing activities to tune and calibrate steering-related systems.
• Analyze test data and provide recommendations for steering system improvements.
• Conduct objective and subjective vehicle evaluations on road, track, and proving ground environments.
• Support the investigation, root cause analysis, and resolution of steering-related issues identified during vehicle development.
• Validate steering performance against defined vehicle attribute targets.
• Track and report progress of assigned activities to project and technical leads.
• Support track testing and development activities for steering and wider vehicle dynamics systems.
• Collaborate across multiple departments to ensure successful integration of steering-related hardware and software functions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of steering development processes, tools, and methodologies.

Requirements

• Experience in automotive vehicle dynamics, chassis systems, or steering system development.
• Good understanding of vehicle dynamics fundamentals and their influence on vehicle performance and customer perception.
• Knowledge of steering systems including Electric Power Steering (EPS) and their interactions with chassis and control systems.
• Understanding of suspension, tyres, and broader chassis systems.
• Experience with vehicle testing, data analysis, and system evaluation.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Competent user of MATLAB and Simulink.
• Experience with vehicle dynamics simulation tools is desirable.
• Familiarity with vehicle data analysis and data acquisition tools.
• Basic understanding of control systems and calibration processes.
• Knowledge of vehicle validation and verification activities.
• Familiarity with data acquisition and analysis tools.
• Understanding of the objective vehicle testing and subjective vehicle evaluation techniques.
• High-performance driving experience or advanced driving qualification would be advantageous.
• Experience with model-based development methodologies would be beneficial.

Education

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Vehicle Dynamics, Automotive Engineering, or Control Systems is advantageous.
• High competency in spoken and written English.

Benefits

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice