Systems Engineer

United Autosports; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport engineering company in the East Midlands seeks a Systems Engineer for the McLaren Hypercar Programme. In this role, you'll oversee the car's electronic and systems architecture, ensuring reliability and performance in high-pressure environments. The ideal candidate will have experience in top-level motorsport, including a deep understanding of various systems and data architectures. This opportunity involves global travel and collaboration with diverse engineering teams in challenging racing conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in motorsport engineering.
• Proficient in system stability and reliability.
• Excellent diagnostic skills under time pressure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fault-free operation of all car systems.
• Manage configurations and system health checks.
• Diagnose electrical and system faults.
• Lead system checks and inspections during races.
• Contribute to documentation and inspection processes.

Skills

Systems engineering experience in top-level motorsport

Understanding of CAN

Understanding of FlexRay

Understanding of sensors

Understanding of power distribution

Ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations

Structured approach to documentation

Job description

Systems Engineer – McLaren Hypercar Programme

United Autosports – Full Time | Global Travel | High-Pressure Environment

United Autosports is recruiting a Systems Engineer to join our McLaren Hypercar Programme — one of the most technically advanced and demanding environments in modern endurance racing.

We are looking for someone who thrives on complexity, is calm under pressure, and has the discipline to maintain reliability and system integrity across one of the most electronically dense race cars in the world.

About the Role

As a Systems Engineer, you will own the car’s full electronic and systems architecture — sensors, power distribution, logging, networks, wiring, calibration deployment, parameter management and control-system stability.

You will work at the heart of engineering operations, supporting Reliability, Performance, Controls, HV, Race Engineering and the mechanical groups.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Ensuring fault-free operation of all car systems across testing and race events.
• Managing configuration, version control, calibrations and system health checks.
• Diagnosing electrical, network or system faults under extreme time pressure.
• Supporting Race Engineer, Performance Engineer and Controls Engineer with accurate data and stable systems.
• Leading pitlane system checks, network resets, wiring inspections and system sign-offs.
• Contributing to build documentation, configuration sheets and inspection processes.
• Working closely with mechanics and systems technicians on installation and routing discipline.

What You’ll Bring

• Systems engineering experience in top-level motorsport (Hypercar, LMDh, FE, F1, LMP).
• Deep understanding of CAN, FlexRay, sensors, power distribution and data systems.
• Ability to remain calm and decisive in high-pressure sessions.
• A structured, disciplined approach to documentation and repeatability.
• Willingness to travel globally and work long event hours.

If you're driven by precision, reliability and engineering excellence, we want to speak to you.