Job Title
Development Engineer - FTC
Ref #
59122
Date posted
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Product Development
Department
PD - T&D - DEV ENG
Position level
5 - Supervisory / Professional​ - (L-15)
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Fixed Term Contract
Duration
Series: June 2026 - June 2027
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
Salary
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What to Expect
Engineering team member within the test and development team with the ability to manage vehicle preparation/specification, test facilities and execution of testing. Regular travel to off-site test facilities and out of hours activity required in support of development attributes sign-off and reporting back to the business at a program level.

Principal accountabilities:
• To take responsibility for specifying, preparing, monitoring, analysing and reporting of activities related to the build, test, development and validation of vehicle development and attribute systems
• To work closely with the Development and Prototype build teams to ensure that vehicles are built to the required standard and suitable for the planned development/attribute testing
• To prepare short-term test plans and support resource/spares required to execute activities
• To represent the program development team within departmental meetings as required
• To follow the McLaren Development Process (MDP) ensuring that all activity is correctly documented and appropriate standards and processes are followed.
What You'll Do
• Ability to apply detailed technical knowledge to the understanding of new technologies, development of engineering designs and resolution of engineering problems

Experience of vehicle embedded systems would be beneficial, notably:
  • Communication protocols (CAN, LIN etc.)
  • Diagnostics implementation and validation
  • Software architecture, ideally including use of the VECTOR tool chain.
  • Vehicle data logging, calibration and data analysis using INCA, Vector CANAPE or similar.
  • Vehicle powertrain and/or power-electrical simulations, particularly driveline, emissions and performance-analysis simulations (ideally in Matlab / Simulink)
  • Must be proficient with all common Microsoft Office applications including Project
What You'll Bring
  • Experience in an automotive test and development environment preferred
  • Low volume, high performance vehicle programs
  • Experience of executing DVPs, FMEA
  • Hybrid/Electric Drive engineering
  • 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:
  • 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. 

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