Background
The world around us is undergoing significant changes, the most significant in generations.
At McLaren Applied, we are accelerating the response to this change. Our vision is that our people and our technologies will be the pioneers of a better future. Our mission is to achieve breakthroughs in performance.
We are at the forefront of innovation in sectors such as motor transport and motorsport. We create solutions that drive efficiency and profitability.
We want to help reduce the carbon footprint and become more sustainable. We focus on electrification and telemetry, control and analysis.
Provide lightweight electric powertrain and efficient vehicle development; motorsport solutions that make series more sustainable and efficient; reliable connectivity solutions for transportation and insightful asset analytics and monitoring.
By applying our expertise, we deliver real benefits and pioneer a better future.
Purpose of the role
You will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing and production teams by resolving challenges encountered in manufacturing and servicing our product lines (primarily related to our in-house test equipment), such as sensors, alternators, systems electronic control, powertrain inverters and interface. units designed for the motorsport market. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and build close working relationships with other engineering functions, product management and production teams.
main responsibilities
Process improvement logs generated by the production team regarding design or documentation changes.
Be responsible for the correction of nonconformities related to test procedures, equipment and documentation.
Respond to requests for new or replacement production tooling/jigs/platforms, improve quality.
Assist the Production and Quality teams in 8D investigations.
Support, investigate, repair and maintain production test equipment, including our automated systems.
Use a data-driven approach to improve McLaren Applied production test environments and collaborate with product managers and production managers to set priorities.
Prepare specifications, test reports and improve production test instructions.
Confidently analyze and overcome software problems with actionable and innovative solutions.
Operate within a multidisciplinary team, mainly focused on the motorsport industry.
Support business planning, budget estimates and play an active role in technical discussions with clients as required.
Plan, manage and count your time. Anticipate any issues that may affect delivery progress and deal with them proactively, escalating the level of support if necessary.
Communicate clearly to key stakeholders at all levels of our business, customer organizations and supplier partners.
Share and articulate complex technical solutions with peers and non-engineering colleagues, so others can easily understand, build, and scale your ideas collaboratively.
Write technical requirements, specifications, processes and other documents to high standards.
Confidently produce and deliver impactful presentations to internal and external audiences.
Drive your career development proactively through a structured assessment and feedback process. Identify and undertake learning and development opportunities and actively manage a continuing professional development plan.
Contribute to team strategy discussions, taking shared responsibility for the growth, capacity development and external image of the team. Help continually improve our team’s processes and enhancements to our toolsets.
Knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience
Degree in engineering, computer science or a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
Experience in developing a range of software solutions for end of production line testing, particularly with regards to I/O querying and proof of function.
Proven experience building Microsoft Windows hosted software applications.
Competent programmer using the following languages Python, C#, Java and HTML5.
Experience in C#, Java and Kotlin is desirable.
A good understanding of standard communication protocols (e.g. CAN, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, Flexray).
Technical assessment of all stages of a product’s design life cycle, from initial project scope with external customers to prototyping of designs ready for manufacturing.
An understanding of electronic principles and components is desirable, including any motorsport knowledge.
Proficient in collecting and interpreting complex physical test data to quickly inform engineering decisions and design directions.
Appreciation of the company’s brand value and consistently working to high technical standards.
Values and behaviors
Ownership and Responsibility for Delivery. Autonomous, accustomed to working independently with minimal guidance.
Open to communication, sharing problems and concerns and unafraid to come up with new solutions.
Courage in developing new ideas, paving the way for others. Comfortable with multitasking and adapting to changing project requirements.
Ingenuity in solving difficult engineering problems, valuing attention to detail and balancing viability, desirability and feasibility.
Humility when achieving excellent delivery results, acting as a mentor and role model for colleagues within the company and the wider group.
Our values
OWNERSHIP
OPENING
BRAVERY
INGENUITY
HUMILITY
All employees must ensure compliance with the company health and safety policy and all other relevant health and safety laws.
This job description cannot detail all the duties assigned to the job holder, nor cover duties of a similar nature which are commensurate with the role, which may be reasonably required from time to time by the relevant manager.
McLaren Applied is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and promotes DEI in everything we do.
