Race Engineer - Electric Racing

At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. Everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.

Purpose of the Role:

To improve on track performance by contributing to car/driver development, car setup optimisation, race weekend execution and driver-in-the-loop simulator operation/utilization.

Principal Responsibilities

• Preparing pre & post event documentation.
• Supporting trackside race engineers during race events (remotely, from our base at Bicester Heritage) with respect to car setup, run planning, legality, performance analysis etc.
• Running simulator sessions for car/driver development, race preparation, and simulator development.
• Running a car in test sessions to a pre-defined schedule, managing the driver, directing the mechanics and tyre technicians.
• Contributing to improving overall car and driver performance development.
• Contribution to developing engineering processes and procedures.

Role Dimensions

• The Race Engineering group sits alongside the Vehicle Performance and Strategy/Sporting groups within the Technical department.
• The role will involve significant collaboration with other groups within the team.
• Working during race weekends is required.
• Travel to race and test events is required on an ad-hoc basis.
• Unsocial and extended hours will be involved.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Outstanding academic background with degree in Engineering, Physics or a related discipline.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of racing car vehicle dynamics.
• Experience working with race cars/simulators and drivers in testing or competition.
• Five years’ experience in professional motorsport.
• Experience in the use of commercial data analysis programs; ATLAS, WinTAX etc.

Desirable

• Experience in professional motorsport at the highest levels (F1, FE, WEC)
• Experience in MATLAB/Python programming.
• Experience with hybrid or electric drivetrains.

Personal Attributes

• Innovative and enthusiastic self-starter
• Good communication skills to work effectively as part of a close-knit team, with shared responsibilities, working under challenging conditions.
• Ability to take decisions quickly, often under pressure, with strict time constraints and incomplete information and to be able to work calmly and diligently under such conditions.
• Desire for continuous improvement in our performance, including analysis, operations and execution.
• An intelligent, data-driven approach to solving new and challenging problems, with strong problem-solving skills.

What can McLaren offer?

We strive to provide a fun, innovative, collaborative and open culture where everyone’s input is welcome, and everyone feels part of our achievements. We work hard to create a culture of continuous improvement and support this with a proactive approach to management and personal development.

NEOM McLaren Electric Racing is based at the Bicester Heritage site on the edge of Bicester. There are multiple lunch options all within a walkable distance as well as on-site kitchen facilities, indoor and outdoor break-out areas. The site is 1 mile from Bicester North Train Station with regular trains from London and Birmingham.

We encourage hybrid working patterns to give you options to balance your home life and hobbies with your work, and offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.