At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead simulation and modelling to optimise vehicle power consumption and drive energy efficiency.
- Company: Join a leading engineering team focused on high-performance vehicles.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days’ holiday, enhanced pension, private medical insurance, and a bonus scheme.
- Other info: Structured career development and opportunities for cross-functional collaboration.
- Why this job: Shape the future of energy efficiency in cutting-edge automotive technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in vehicle power analysis and strong knowledge of low-voltage systems required.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Overview
In this role you will lead simulation, modelling, and verification activities to understand and optimize vehicle power consumption.
You will own low-voltage energy demand and drive consumption reduction across the vehicle, aligning targets with benchmarking and programme status.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure power requirements are understood and managed throughout development, providing clear governance and reporting.
This is a chance to shape energy efficiency for high-performance vehicles within a leading engineering team.
- Pay / Benefits
- Structured career development framework
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus award
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- Life assurance benefit
Responsibilities
- Oversee simulation, modelling & verification processes to assess vehicle power consumption and ensure methods are robust and aligned with programme needs
- Drive power consumption reduction and optimisation across the vehicle, supporting trade-off decisions to hit system targets
- Own technical understanding of all low-voltage consumers and their contribution to overall energy demand
- Define and manage component power budgets using benchmarks and current programme status
- Collaborate with systems, electrical, software, hardware, and attribute teams to cascade power requirements throughout development
- Provide governance and reporting on consumption status, risks, and opportunities for programme reviews
- Key requirements
- Extensive experience in vehicle power consumption analysis, simulation, modelling, and verification in automotive/high-performance environments
- Strong grounding in low-voltage electrical systems, vehicle consumers, and energy demand drivers
- Practical knowledge of Simulink and System Composer for modelling and verification work
- Experience defining, managing, and validating power budgets using benchmark data and programme status
- Proven ability to drive consumption reduction across multiple systems and stakeholders
- Ability to work cross-functionally to manage requirements, assumptions, and trade-offs
- Engineering degree or equivalent with strong understanding of electrical system behaviour and energy management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder management
- Analytical mindset
- Simulink
- System Composer
- Power budgeting
Technical Specialist Power Consumption 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.
