Senior Motorsport Controls Engineer: Vehicle Systems & HIL

McLaren Automotive Limited; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical option after 2 years

Wellbeing programs

Parental leave policies

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Senior Controls System Engineer to lead development, validation and support of vehicle control systems across the Motorsport line.

You will work on mechatronic systems, data mining and trackside testing, with a focus on bringing powertrain and actuator modelling to life while collaborating across teams. A degree in engineering or CS is required, with MATLAB/Simulink expertise and broad automotive knowledge.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Computer Science Discipline.
• Model-based application software coding in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Ability to code and willingness to learn different coding languages if requirements dictate.
• Interest in Electronic Controls Systems and Automotive EE Architectures.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of mechatronic control systems.
• Data mining, analysis and dissemination.
• Trackside support for development testing and customer events as required.
• Support dynamometer / test bed rigging and calibration activities.
• Harvest mathematical modelling techniques to describe vehicle, powertrain and actuator behaviour.
• Develop technical capabilities and tools as required by the business.
• Support the analysis of field issues and provide relevant solutions.

Skills

Degree in Eng/CS

MATLAB/Simulink

Programming languages

CAN/LIN/UDS

Electromechanical systems

Motorsport experience

HIL testing

Vehicle calibration

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

CAN tooling

UDS debugging

Job description

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Senior Controls System Engineer to lead development, validation and support of vehicle control systems across the Motorsport line.

You will work on mechatronic systems, data mining and trackside testing, with a focus on bringing powertrain and actuator modelling to life while collaborating across teams. A degree in engineering or CS is required, with MATLAB/Simulink expertise and broad automotive knowledge.