Job Title
Senior Engineer Driveability
Ref #
59118
Date posted
Monday, June 8, 2026
Country
Spain
Location
Idiada
Business area
PD
Department
Aerodynamics
Position level
5 - Supervisory / Professional​ - (L-16)
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Fixed Term Contract
Duration
May 2027
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
Salary
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What to Expect
• This role involves leading the definition, development and validation of Driveability programs in McLaren vehicles, with particular focus on hybrid system.
• The role involves the definition, planning, testing, tuning and validation of the driveability calibration affecting hybrid performances, to deliver the high-level vehicle characteristics targets.
• The Driveability Engineer is responsible for delivering the driveability vehicle attributes, following Principal directions.

What You'll Do
• Responsible for the development of hybrid calibrations for a specific McLaren application.
• Lead the integration of the software development for driveability functions between the different contributors to the hybrid system.
• Define the future driveability features and develop them from to scratch to production.
• Improve the architecture interface between hybrid, engine and gearbox.
• Work in close collaboration with the Powertrain and Vehicle development departments
• Model and simulate “virtual” vehicle to ensure targets are correctly defined and hardware and software specification can deliver them.
• Define and carry out vehicle testing plan to tune/calibrate driveability systems on the vehicle.
• Define and lead all tuning activities related to the above-mentioned systems.
• Understand and resolve issues that arise during development process.
• Tracking and reporting on vehicle project status.
• Coordinate and manage integration in multi-department activities that affect the driveability attribute.
• Support travelling for high level meetings, program updates and testing as required.
• Define, develop and complete Data logging, Calibration, Objective maneuvers and subjective vehicle evaluation.

What You'll Bring
• Proven record of defining, developing, and delivering driveability attribute for other OEM. Good amount of appropriate automotive product development experience
• Excellent knowledge of internal combustion engines, hybrid systems; dual clutch transmission technologies will be a plus. Proven record of having previously delivered a complete program within the industry.
• Good level of knowledge of the Etas, Vector, MathWorks software like Inca, Canape, Matlab Simulink
• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills, as well as a high affinity for tracking supplier and delivering first-quality products
• Proven records of following automotive or motorsport testing plans.
• Good knowledge of validation, verification and testing process.
• Good knowledge of data logging and calibration systems.
• Good knowledge of objective maneuvers driving and subjective vehicle evaluation.
• Model based controls application/development would be positively considered.

Education
• Mechanical, Electronics, Physics or Automotive Engineering Degree
• Master or PHD in Physics or Engineering will be advantageous
• High competency in oral and written English language

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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