What to Expect

As Lead Engineer for the Interior Switches, you will lead the team responsible for the development and delivery of state-of-the-art interior switch hardware and associated electronic controls for current and future McLaren road cars.

The team is responsible for the specification, design, integration, validation and production delivery of interior switch systems, including their mechanical, electrical, network and human-machine interfaces within the vehicle electrical and electronic architecture.

The position requires a highly motivated and hands-on team player with exceptional attention to detail, diligence and a positive attitude. The fast-paced development environment is suited to an engineering lead who can make sound technical decisions, manage delivery across multiple vehicle programmes and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary organisation.

Working within the Switch Hardware Electronics team, this role will have responsibility of delivering Interior Hardware Switches and support the development from concept through to production.

What You'll Do

• Lead a cross-functional team of Project Engineers to deliver all interior switches and switch-control systems for current and future vehicles.
• Take technical ownership of interior switch hardware and associated electronic controls units from concept through engineering development, integration, validation, industrialisation and production.
• Develop and co-ordinate detailed system and component specifications, including mechanical, electrical, network, diagnostic, illumination, haptic and interface requirements.
• Ensure effective integration of switches into the overall vehicle electrical architecture in collaboration with functional teams, technical partners and Tier 1 suppliers globally.
• Maintain the current supply base and support the establishment of strategic supplier partnerships that strengthen capability, quality and the interior controls technology roadmap.
• Support commercial and purchasing activities to achieve system development on time and within agreed cost and investment targets throughout the product lifecycle.
• Own commodity attributes including quality, cost, timing, investment, weight, homologation, feature delivery and technical risk, ensuring alignment with business targets.
• Develop and co-ordinate DFMEA, DFM/DFA and Design Validation Plans (DVPs), including environmental, durability, electrical, EMC, functional, vehicle-level and user-interface validation.
• Lead engineering release, Bill of Materials structuring and change-control activities for all components and systems within the area of responsibility.
• Report technical status, programme progress, risks and issues at all levels of the business, including executive and gateway reporting.
• Lead quality concern investigation and resolution, ensuring robust root-cause analysis, corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Work closely with Design, EE Architecture, HMI, Software, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Programme, Logistics, Service and Workshop teams.
• Manage team objectives, workload, resource forecasting, recruitment, capability development, mentoring and performance reviews.
• Support future technology planning, research activities and business-case development for interior controls and switch technologies.