Job Title
Senior Project Engineer - Audio Systems, Hardware
Ref #
59241
Date posted
Friday, June 26, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
R&D
Department
Electrical & Controls - Vehicle Engineering
Position level
5 - Supervisory / Professional​ - (L-16)
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
Salary
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What to Expect
The Senior Project Engineer – Audio Systems is responsible for the delivery, integration and design release of audio system components across vehicle programmes. Acting as the Design Release Engineer, the role owns supplier management, technical delivery, validation and component maturity through the McLaren Product Development Process, ensuring all programme milestones, quality, timing and cost targets are achieved while delivering a premium customer audio experience.
What You'll Do
• Own the design release and delivery of assigned audio system components and modules across vehicle programmes.
• Lead audio system components through the McLaren Product Development Process and New Product Introduction (NPI) framework, ensuring all programme milestones, deliverables and gateway requirements are achieved.
• Act as the primary engineering interface between McLaren and suppliers, driving technical delivery, issue resolution and component maturity.
• Define and manage component requirements, specifications, validation plans and release documentation.
• Ensure successful integration of audio system components within the vehicle architecture, meeting electrical, packaging, quality and customer experience requirements.
• Work closely with Vehicle Integration, Design, Studio Engineering and supplier teams to deliver premium customer-facing audio experiences aligned with McLaren brand expectations.
• Manage supplier development activities, design reviews and engineering changes to ensure delivery against programme timing and targets.
• Lead component validation and sign-off activities, including functional, environmental, EMC and vehicle-level testing.
• Support prototype builds, development vehicles, production validation activities and launch events.
• Monitor programme timing, risks, issues and component maturity, implementing recovery plans where required.
• Ensure components are delivered to agreed quality, cost, weight and performance targets.
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned and effective cross-functional collaboration across vehicle programmes.


What You'll Bring
• Degree qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Automotive Engineering or equivalent. 
• Proven experience as a Design Release Engineer, Module Engineer or Component Engineer within an automotive environment 
• Significant experience in automotive infotainment or premium audio hardware development. 
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, CAN, LIN and Ethernet communication networks. 
• Experience managing Tier 1 supplier relationships and component development programmes. 
• Experience delivering components through automotive New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes and gateway-based development processes.
• Knowledge of component validation, DFMEA, DVP&R, EMC and reliability test methodologies. 
• Ability to analyse technical data, engineering drawings and system specifications.
• Strong understanding of automotive product development gateways and engineering governance.

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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