Overview
In this role you lead systems engineering for Digital Cockpit and Body Systems at McLaren Automotive, setting the technical direction and governance for delivery across programmes. You translate strategic priorities into a clear engineering plan, coordinating cross-functional teams and suppliers to meet quality, timing and cost targets. You act as a senior functional leader, resolving dependencies and guiding decision-making in senior forums. You will shape engineering strategy and enable robust, scalable cockpit and vehicle integration, driving high-performance outcomes. This opportunity offers impact at scale in a renowned, innovative automotive environment.
Pay / Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Sabbatical after two years’ service
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the systems engineering strategy for Digital Cockpit and Body Systems; set priorities, manage dependencies and trade-offs to meet targets
- Own the feature backlog end-to-end; translate priorities into a sequenced delivery plan and govern scope
- Lead stakeholder and cross-functional collaboration; surface risks and represent the function in senior forums
- Represent the function in tooling and methods groups; drive adoption of scalable engineering practices and toolchains
- Lead the team, resourcing, suppliers and budget; manage headcount, capability development and cost control
- Define and monitor delivery, quality and maturity metrics; leverage data to drive decisions and continuous improvement
Key requirements
- Extensive experience leading systems engineering delivery in complex automotive or high-performance environments
- Strong technical grounding including integration of customer-facing functionality, electrical features, software-driven controls and cross-domain vehicle interactions
- Proven ability to own and govern a delivery backlog across multiple stakeholders with competing priorities
- Senior leadership of teams, budgets, suppliers, capability development and performance frameworks
- Degree-qualified in engineering (or equivalent); strong command of systems engineering methods, governance and toolchain strategy
- leadership and people management
- cross-functional collaboration
- stakeholder management
- systems engineering
- tooling and methods for systems engineering
- integration of electrical features
Senior Manager - Cockpit Systems in Woking employer: McLaren Group
McLaren Automotive is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and fast-paced work environment in Woking, where innovation meets collaboration. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide structured career development, generous benefits including enhanced pension schemes and flexible lifestyle options, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion that fosters a supportive culture. Join our high-performing team and be part of a community dedicated to pushing the boundaries of automotive excellence.
