McLaren

We are recruiting for Systems Engineer - Vehicle Features to join our fantastic engineering team in Leamington Spa. As the Systems Engineer - Vehicle Features you will be responsible for concurrent systems engineering of company`s EVs, focusing on defining and delivering software vehicle features. Please note some of our positions are hybrid, we are open to discussing for this position. Further details can be found on the application page.

• Ownership and management of complex distributed vehicle features, from definition to delivery, in Chassis, Body, Powertrain, Autonomous Drive, Digital Cockpit, Infotainment, and Connectivity domains. This includes authoring function descriptions, logical architectural diagrams, requirements, and test specifications. • Collaborating with Electrical and Software architectures teams to ensure vehicle features and interfaces align with the Electrical Architecture, and meet quality, safety, and legal requirements. Support domain specialists in feature definitions for technical alignment and adherence to standards. • Supporting Project Engineers and Tier 1 suppliers, ensuring a common understanding of vehicle software features and their interfaces. Ensure delivery aligns with feature implementation plans. Coordinate and execute certification activities when needed. • Working closely with the Digital Architecture team to ensure network database updates for distributed functions are correctly specified and implemented. • Collaborating with the Verification and Validation team to ensure test strategies and plans provide sufficient coverage at different project stages. • Managing engineering changes and issues during the engineering lifecycle. • Using engineering design artefacts to perform impact and root cause analysis of issues, understanding the impact on vehicle systems, and work with stakeholders to ensure timely solutions.

• Relevant experience in systems engineering delivering software-controlled, distributed functions from conception to launch within an automotive engineering environment. • Experience delivering vehicle components and functions in at least one domain (Chassis, Body, Powertrain, AD, Digital Cockpit, Infotainment, and Connectivity). Experience in multiple domains is beneficial. • Extensive experience generating and analysing requirements, and working knowledge of requirements management tools, like Polarion or Doors.

• 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 4x your basic salary • 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 including market leading maternity leave • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice • Friends and family day • Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars Qualifying criteria applies

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