Lead HV Systems Integration & Controls

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday

Enhanced company pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after two years

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Senior HV Systems Lead to drive the specification, development, integration and delivery of high‑voltage systems, power electronics and HV control systems from concept through series production.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, define technical direction, and govern software planning, calibration, releases and validation while ensuring functional safety and robust engineering processes across vehicle programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in automotive HV systems or embedded controls.
• Ability to lead engineers across requirements, architecture, integration and delivery.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and vehicle systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead HV system architecture, integration and control systems engineering.
• Set technical direction, priorities and delivery plans across hardware, software and functional requirements.
• Govern HV controls strategy, software planning, calibration, releases and validation.
• Ensure robust engineering release, change-control and issue-resolution processes.
• Build team capability through coaching and performance management.
• Deliver HV software across vehicle programmes to specification, cost, timing and quality.

Skills

HV systems leadership

Requirements management

Architecture design

Software development lifecycle

Team coaching

Stakeholder management

Technical governance

Functional safety (ISO 26262)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Automotive Engineering or related

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Senior HV Systems Lead to drive the specification, development, integration and delivery of high‑voltage systems, power electronics and HV control systems from concept through series production.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, define technical direction, and govern software planning, calibration, releases and validation while ensuring functional safety and robust engineering processes across vehicle programmes.