BackgroundPurpose of RolePrincipal Accountabilities
- Agree and deliver program targets for the Body Electronics team.
- Support supplier commercial engagement and program delivery through the project.
- Lead all critical program activities for the Body Electronics team.
- Serve as the main point of contact to engage with the architecture team and project management to define and agree the Vehicle Electronics for all McLaren vehicle platforms.
- Work as part of a small team, reporting to the Principal Engineer - Body Electronics.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Electronics architecture experience for harness and power distribution design in an automotive environment.
- Knowledge of mechanical design and packaging for Power Supply systems.
- 12V power systems design experience for automotive applications.
- Experience of the Supplier Management process.
- Proven track-record of system/component design and delivery within automotive/aerospace/engineering.
- PC literate and at ease with MS Office products
- Experience EDS vehicle testing - Harness DVP and sign-off process.
- Experience of fault finding and Root Cause Analysis for EDS.
- Experience Test and integration of vehicle Electronics systems.
- Generation and approval of detailed specifications.
- Experience gained in Automotive OEM or tier one supplier.
- Lab car and mule development and POC activities
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated and proactive, with a can-do attitude and the ability to work both as a supportive team member and as a driven individual with minimal supervision
- Adaptable, quick thinking, decisive, showing strong initiative and self-determination
- Promote cross functional team working and collaboration between departments to support delivery of challenging projects
- Conscientious, with a proven eye for detail (quality, reliability and safety) with dedication to deliver best in class products
- Excellent personal workload management and workforce planning.
- Excellent communication skills to enable cross-functional working, able to define the requirement and breakdown complex problems
- Willing to travel and work flexible hours when required
- Passion for the automotive industry and technology would be advantageous
- Enthusiasm to embrace change and support creation of new processes as necessary
- Willing to own and push the boundaries of their core responsibilities
- A UK vehicle driving license
- Excited to build on the McLaren legacy
Organization:
McLaren Automotive