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Lead Engineer, Body Electronics

McLaren Automotive Woking On-site senior full-time

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Description

As Lead Body Electronics engineer, you will lead a team responsible for developing and delivering state-of-the-art electronic systems and features within McLaren road cars.

You will manage a cross-functional team to deliver all aspects of Body Electronics on current and future vehicles.

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing a team and setting objectives
  • Maintaining the current supply base and establishing strategic partnerships
  • Supporting commercial activities to achieve on-time and on-cost system development
  • Developing and coordinating detailed system definitions and specifications
  • Reporting on current activities, software status, and issues
  • Developing and coordinating DVP plans
  • Supporting future technology roadmaps, including technology planning and research activities

You will also be responsible for:

  • Team development and performance reviews
  • Technical specifications
  • Design Failure Mode Analysis (DFMEA)
  • Engineering releases and change control management
  • Vehicle Bill of Materials (BoM) structuring
  • Quality concern investigation and resolution
  • Achieving specific attribute targets
  • Design validation plans
  • Resource forecasting, allocation, and management

Requirements:

  • Degree in a relevant engineering subject
  • Strong technical project management skills
  • Previous experience in OEM or tier one electronic system management
  • Good commercial awareness
  • Strong track record of delivering designs to timing, weight, and cost targets
  • Supplier management experience
  • Background in low-volume, high-performance sports or racing cars preferred

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, including:

  • Structured career development framework
  • 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus award
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Life assurance benefit
  • Sabbatical policy
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • Wellbeing initiatives

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • low-volume high-performance sports or racing cars
  • Network ECUs domain
  • vehicle level system integration

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