Head of Product Engineering and Delivery

McLaren Bahrain; Woking; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Head of Product Engineering and Delivery to lead the development of next-generation AI-native vehicle platforms. This role involves overseeing the integration of ADAS/AD software, cloud services, and connectivity infrastructure, ensuring a cohesive product development strategy. You will drive technical alignment across various domains, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Join a diverse team committed to pushing the boundaries of automotive technology, where your expertise can shape the future of connected mobility and autonomous driving.

Benefits

Structured career development framework

25 days' holiday plus bank holiday

Enhanced company pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance benefit

Sabbatical after two years

Discounted shopping benefits

Generous parental leave policies

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in delivering software-defined vehicle systems.
• Deep technical understanding of ADAS/AD software and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience managing large-scale distributed development teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the technical roadmap for ADAS/AD and cloud services.
• Lead cross-domain delivery and integration of software-defined vehicle architecture.
• Define and oversee system validation frameworks for functional safety compliance.

Skills

ADAS/AD software

Cloud infrastructure

System architecture

Vehicle connectivity

Real-time AI model deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

HIL/SIL testing frameworks

Cloud computing platforms

Job description

What to Expect

We are recruiting for a Head of Product Engineering and Delivery to join our Autonomous, Connected Mobility and AI team in Woking. This role owns the end-to-end product development, integration, and platformization strategy, ensuring that ADAS/AD software, cloud services, and connectivity infrastructure work cohesively to power McLaren Automotive's next-generation AI-native vehicle platforms.

You will be responsible for cross-domain technical alignment—bridging ADAS/AD software, vehicle compute, cloud architecture, and connected mobility solutions—while ensuring system scalability, modularity, and regulatory compliance.

This role requires deep expertise in system architecture, software-defined vehicle design, and cloud-connected ADAS ecosystems to deliver cutting-edge autonomous and connected vehicle solutions.

What You'll Do

• Own and evolve the technical roadmap for ADAS/AD, cloud services, and connected mobility, ensuring scalable deployment across global platforms.
• Lead cross-domain delivery and integration: AD/ADAS stack, software-defined vehicle architecture, motion planning/control abstraction, cloud compute, OTA, and app-connected UX.
• Define and manage the motion abstraction interface that allows safe integration of AI-based driving policy models across diverse vehicle configurations.
• Define and oversee system validation frameworks, including HIL/SIL testing, functional safety compliance, and cybersecurity standards.
• Drive strategic decisions on software architecture, balancing on-board vs cloud-based AI processing for autonomous driving capabilities.
• Ensure McLaren Automotive connected vehicle platform integrates advanced AI, edge computing, and cloud-first OTA infrastructure.

What You'll Bring

• Proven leadership in delivering software-defined vehicle systems and cross-domain ADAS/AD integrations.
• Deep technical understanding of ADAS/AD software, vehicle connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and motion planning/control abstraction.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in ADAS/AD, cloud computing, and real-time AI model deployment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical alignment across AI, chassis, powertrain, and digital UX teams.
• Proven track record in building scalable, cloud-integrated ADAS/AD platforms.
• Experience managing large-scale distributed development teams and external integration partners.

What We'll Do for You

We Offer a Wide – Ranging Benefits Package, Which Includes

• 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.

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.