Job Title

Lead Engineer, ADAS

Ref #

59161

Date posted

Monday, June 8, 2026

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Bicester

Business area

R&D

Department

Electrical & Controls - Project Engineering

Position level

5 - Supervisory / Professional - (L-17)

Working time

Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Working pattern

9am - 6pm Monday to Friday

Salary

What to Expect

To lead the end-to-end delivery of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) features across vehicle programs, ensuring alignment with technical specifications, program milestones, and regulatory requirements. The role exists to ensure ADAS features are successfully developed, integrated, validated, and launched, contributing to vehicle safety, customer satisfaction, and the company’s strategic goals in intelligent mobility.

What You'll Do

Own ADAS feature delivery across vehicle programs

Manage the full lifecycle of assigned ADAS features, from concept through to production, ensuring delivery meets timing, cost, and quality targets.

Coordinate cross-functional development activities

Collaborate with engineering, software, validation, homologation, and supplier teams to ensure feature readiness and seamless integration.

Track feature maturity and manage risks

Monitor feature development progress, identify and mitigate risks, and escalate issues to ensure timely resolution and milestone achievement.

Ensure regulatory and safety compliance

Work with homologation and safety teams to ensure features meet global regulatory standards and internal safety requirements.

Support validation and launch readiness

Oversee validation planning and execution, ensuring features are robust, reliable, and meet performance targets ahead of vehicle launch.

Manage supplier engagement and technical delivery

Interface with suppliers to align on technical requirements, monitor delivery progress, and resolve issues impacting feature development.

Report feature status to governance and leadership

Provide regular updates on feature delivery status, risks, and mitigation plans to program governance boards and senior stakeholders.

Contribute to continuous improvement and future planning

Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes and contribute to future ADAS feature roadmaps and innovation initiatives.

What You'll Bring

Business Knowledge

Strong understanding of vehicle development lifecycle and ADAS technologies.
Familiarity with automotive program governance and milestone management.

Essential Functional / Technical Skills

Experience in ADAS systems engineering and feature delivery.
Knowledge of vehicle architecture, software integration, and validation processes.
Proficient in requirements management and issue resolution tools (e.g., JIRA, JAMA).
Understanding of regulatory standards (e.g., UNECE, FMVSS).

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.