The McLaren name is synonymous with motorsport. The story across five decades of racing at the pinnacle of global motorsport is of restless technical development with characters of passion and true grit, all with a single-minded determination to succeed. The trophy cabinet at McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) tells a thousand stories of world champions, great drivers, constructor titles and of all those individuals who have stood on the sport’s global stage to make their invaluable contribution in making that difference: that extra thousandth of second off a lap time.
With a backdrop of continued growth and success, McLaren Automotive is now consolidating its motorsport strategy with specific aims; enriching the customer’s experience on and off track, broadening the McLaren brand appeal to a wider global audience and delivering motorsport experiences that are best in class.
As we begin this exciting journey we are looking for a Lead Chassis Engineer to join our Motorsport Engineering function and help deliver our future championship winning GT cars.
Purpose of the role:
As Lead Chassis Engineer for Motorsport you will be responsible for defining and ultimately delivering the delivery strategy for the function group. You will have technical responsibility for all aspects of chassis system across Motorsport programmes (Suspension, Suspension actuators, Steering).
The Lead Chassis Engineer will also be required to help support knowledge sharing initiatives between Motorsport and the main Automotive business.
Principal accountabilities:
- With the project chief engineers, lead the design and development of components and systems to ensure optimised vehicle performance and delivery of vehicle attributes
- Actively support information flow to the Head of Chassis and Vehicle Technology in Automotive to transfer Motorsport technologies when applicable.
- Leading initiatives to deliver Chassis System glide path targets and leading weight reduction initiatives to deliver weight targets
- Leadership, planning, monitoring and control of Chassis Design activities to guarantee project delivery
- Establish and control system and component, design, release, development and validation plans in association with functional experts and in line with technical risk management processes
- Ensure manufacturability and compliance with quality standards of all components and systems within the defined BOM through interface with manufacturing site and suppliers
- Preparation and presentation of material to support external and internal project status reviews
- The ability to motivate and focus team members and suppliers to meet all program deliverables
Knowledge, skills & experience:
- Extensive OEM experience / Motorsport industry experience
- Mechanical or Automotive Engineering Degree
- Leader of high performance cross functional teams
- Extensive experience of automotive design and development
- Excellent systems design and development knowledge
- Experience in component release management and problem solving
- An ability to deliver under pressure with an appetite for measured success
Personal attributes:
- Natural leadership skills
- Must be both a team player and team builder
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ambitious and self reliant. Intrinsically self motivated
- Delivery focused, with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery
- The ability to motivate and focus team members and suppliers to meet all program deliverables
We recognise that we can only achieve our vision with the dedication and collaboration of our world class employees. It is our aim to become the employer of choice within the global automotive industry.
At McLaren Automotive we are constantly looking to improve. To become the employer of choice we are always looking to develop our employee offerings. We currently offer a range of benefits to employees at all levels of the business including Private Healthcare, Contributory Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Personal Lease Car Scheme. We also offer a range of discounts with our partner organisations.