Senior Systems Engineer - HV Battery Systems

McLaren; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + BH

Enhanced pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after 2 years

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

McLaren Automotive seeks a Senior Systems Engineer in Powertrain to design, engineer and deliver High Voltage Energy Storage Systems from concept to series development, ensuring cost, timing and performance targets are met. The role collaborates with ESS engineers, suppliers and cross-functional teams to achieve efficient integration within the vehicle.

The successful candidate will manage design releases, DFMEAs, DVPs and risk management, supporting testing and budget controls to enable

Qualifications

• High level knowledge of high performance ESS design & development
• Understanding of Li-Ion tech and HV switchgear
• Experience with ESS embedded systems such as BMS
• Experience in ESS design verification plans and testing
• Component release management experience
• Experience with ESS FMEA and DFM plans
• OEM or tier one delivery experience

Responsibilities

• Own ESS deliverables to vehicle project requirements (quality, cost, weight)
• Manage ESS design releases, specs, DFMEAs, DVPs and quality resolution
• Ensure ESS integrates with other Electric Drive Systems
• Deliver ESS designs meeting NVH, thermal, durability and performance targets
• Collaborate with ESS engineers, suppliers and teams for lightweight, integrated designs
• Support CAE teams with ESS simulations
• Manage ESS BOM and cost tracking
• Coordinate ESS delivery across prototype to production
• Support vehicle build and development activities
• Assist testing for data gathering and analysis

Skills

ESS design

DFMEA

DVP

NVH considerations

Thermal management

Lightweight design

Education

Engineering degree 2:1 or above

Tools

CATIA V5 2D/3D

GD&T

Job description

Ref #

59400

Date posted

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Woking

Business area

Product Development

Department

PD - PWT - HYBRID

5 - Supervisory / Professional - (L-16)

Working time

Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Working pattern

9am - 6pm Monday to Friday

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What to Expect

To ensure McLaren Automotive continues to be at the forefront of the Automotive market, we are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Powertrain department to design, engineer and deliver, from concept to series-development, High Voltage Energy Storage Systems (HV ESS), ensuring they fulfil all programme requirements of cost, timing and performance attributes.

What You'll Do

• ESS ownership and delivery to vehicle project requirements of quality, cost and weight, on time and on budget
• Manage ESS design releases, technical specifications, DFMEAs, DVPs and Quality Concern Resolution
• Ensure ESS integrates with other Electric Drive Systems (EDS) using aligned technical specifications
• Ensure ESS design solutions deliver systems that meet attribute targets in NVH, thermal, durability and performance (power, emissions and response)
• Work with ESS design engineers, ESS suppliers and concept teams to achieve efficient, innovative and lightweight designs. As well as seamless integration into the wider vehicle, including structural interfaces
• Support Powertrain CAE teams with ESS simulation activities
• ESS BOM management and tracking
• Work with supply chain management to ensure delivery of the ESS on schedule for all phases of prototype, pilot, pre-production and production builds
• Support vehicle build and development activities
• Support cell, module and pack level testing to facilitate data gathering and analysis
• Working within and influencing the vehicle programme and engineering management teams to guarantee that the Powertrain department collectively delivers the whole vehicle specification targets
• Delivery of ESS for all projects in line with MDP (McLaren Development Process) and that project management KPIs are on track
• Preparation and presentation of material to support external and internal project status reviews
• Support project and engineering management with ESS development budgets and expenditure
• Provide support on ESS technical risk management to ensure project delivery, optimised vehicle performance and delivery of electric drive system attributes
• Support links with external organisations such as universities, research organisations or other like minded organisations on collaborative research projects that will help McLaren deliver innovation in ESS technologies
• Support testing with HiL (Hardware in the Loop) and rig systems to prove integration quality
• Design and implementation of high and low voltage electrical systems within the ESS

What You'll Bring

• A high level of technical knowledge and experience of high performance ESS design and development, including cooling, EE and structural systems
• Good understanding of Li-Ion technologies, Ultra/Supercapacitor storage solutions, Functional Safety and High Voltage Switchgear design
• Understanding of ESS embedded systems such as Battery Management System (BMS)
• Experience of ESS design verification plans and testing, inc. certification and homolgation tests
• Experience in component release management and problem solving
• Experience of executing ESS FMEA and DFM plans
• Good CATIA V5 2D/3D skills with GD&T application experience
• Experienced in OEM or tier one component delivery

Qualifications

• Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic or Automotive Engineering Degree 2:1 or above

What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:

• 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.