Technical Specialist Systems Tools

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Enhanced company pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical option after two years

Wellbeing programmes

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

McLaren Automotive Ltd. is seeking an experienced software tooling lead to define and evolve the systems engineering toolkit roadmap, enabling requirements capture, analysis, workflow automation and AI-enabled improvements.

You will own the core toolchain, drive integration, governance and ongoing support for Jama users, helping to deliver robust and repeatable engineering workflows across the business. This role combines hands-on delivery with strategic planning to strengthen traceability,

Qualifications

• Experience with systems engineering tools and requirements management platforms.
• Practical capability in configuring, maintaining or improving integrated toolchains.
• Experience supporting Jama users with onboarding and training materials.
• Hands-on software development experience in Python, Java and C++.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the systems engineering tooling roadmap and AI-enabled improvements.
• Develop, configure and maintain the core toolchain to enable traceable delivery.
• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities in engineering workflows.
• Support Jama users through onboarding, guidance and training materials.
• Maintain governance, standards and data discipline across tools and templates.

Job description

What to Expect

This role owns and evolves the software tooling landscape for systems engineering, defining the roadmap for requirements capture, analysis, workflow automation and the application of AI to improve engineering effectiveness, throughput, traceability and delivery quality.

The role combines tool strategy with hands‑on delivery – developing and maintaining integrated toolchains that strengthen traceability, testability and consistency across systems engineering outputs, while supporting the wider business through training, onboarding and continuous improvement of Jama‑based ways of working.

What You'll Do

• Tooling Roadmap & Ownership Own and maintain the systems engineering tooling roadmap, covering requirements capture, analysis tools, workflow support and the practical application of AI. Prioritise development in line with business needs, engineering demand and long‑term capability goals.
• Toolchain Development & Administration Develop, configure and maintain the core systems engineering toolchain, ensuring tools are reliable, integrated where appropriate and able to support traceable, testable and efficient delivery of engineering outputs.
• Process Improvement & Automation Identify opportunities to improve engineering workflows, remove manual effort and increase consistency through better methods, automation and fit‑for‑purpose tooling enhancements.
• Jama User Enablement Support the business in adopting and using Jama effectively through onboarding, training materials, user guidance, community management and continuous support, helping to embed robust and consistent ways of working.
• Tool Governance & Standards Maintain clear governance, standards and data discipline across systems engineering tools, templates and workflows to ensure quality, consistency and confidence in the resulting engineering artefacts.

What You'll Bring

• Experience with systems engineering tools, requirements management platforms and engineering workflow automation in a complex technical environment.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes, including requirements traceability, verification linkage and delivery of high‑quality engineering artefacts.
• Practical experience configuring, maintaining or improving integrated toolchains that support efficient and repeatable engineering workflows.
• Experience supporting Jama users through onboarding, training material development and day‑to‑day guidance on effective tool usage.
• Hands‑on software development experience, with practical capability in languages such as Python, Java and C++, together with an understanding of distributed systems, to support tooling development, automation and integration activities.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation, and to translate business needs into practical tooling or workflow enhancements.
• Awareness of emerging AI capabilities and the judgement to apply them appropriately within engineering processes and controls.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to work across engineering, programme and business teams to drive adoption and continuous improvement.

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.