Job Title
Electrical Vehicle Line Manager
Ref #
59242
Date posted
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
R&D
Department
Electrical & Controls - Vehicle Engineering
Position level
4 - Management / Technical Expert (L-18)
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
Salary
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What to Expect
The Vehicle Line Manager has overall responsibility to deliver the electrical systems content to vehicle programmes. As a direct report to the Head of EE Programmes, the role has responsibility for delivery of complete electrical systems for a full vehicle programme, delivering content at committed timing, budget and quality.
What You'll Do
  • Manages the overall feature implementation plan for the project, aligning project content with vehicle milestones and validation plans.
  • Responsible for all the vehicle electronics technical deliverables (attributes, DVP, DFMEAs, Part Release,...) of the project, in accordance to the McLaren Development Process (MDP) and ISO26262 requirements.
  • People management and deliverables responsibility of a programme delivery team made of a mix of both internal and external headcount across electrical hardware (including EDS) and software.
  • Responsible for the Electronics commercial deliverables (D&D/Tooling/BOM costs) for the project, in collaboration with the Electronics department Managers.
  • Define the electrical content budget for the project, in collaboration with PMO and programme Chief Engineers / Vehicle Line Directors.
  • Represent the “Electronics” department within the project team, reporting information, concerns and milestone achievements
  • In-Plant Support: Provide visible, proactive, and technically competent support during pre-production builds and launch phases.
What You'll Bring

  • A substantive amount of  experience with a demonstrated track record of project delivery.
  • Degree in engineering or equivalent technical qualification (mechanical, manufacturing, or automotive engineering preferred).
  • Team leadership within the automotive industry or similar domain.
  • Electronics architecture experience (harness, CAN/LIN protocols, ECUs, sensors) in automotive.
  • Body/Chassis and Software/Hardware project delivery experience for automotive applications.
  • Supplier partnership management.
  • Automotive market trend knowledge and experience of business model development (e.g. make vs buy)
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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