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Purpose of Role
As Project Engineer - Infotainment you will be involved in the development and delivery of state-of-the-art infotainment features to current and future McLaren road cars.
The Infotainment team is responsible for the specification, test and delivery of all infotainment systems, which includes developing system requirements, test case and procedure creation, manual test execution and, automated testing.
The position requires a highly motivated, proactive, and hands-on team player with attention to detail, diligence, and a positive attitude. The fast-paced development and bespoke target platform provide a challenging environment suited to an engineer who can quickly develop skills in new areas and liaise with other engineers within a multidisciplinary team.
Our customers expect high standards and we require staff capable of meeting such demands.
Principal Accountabilities
- Write detailed system specifications for cockpit electronics features
- Undertaking integration of infotainment system features with the overall vehicle architecture
- Engaging with hardware and software suppliers to support delivery infotainment features on time, on cost, and within quality and functional specifications
- Reporting on current activities, software status and issues
- Supporting DVP plans for the infotainment system
- Support launch readiness of features for production
- Test McLaren road cars with the latest features and content before release.
- Assist with fault finding and root cause analysis of software and hardware failures.
Reporting bugs and creating test reports.
- Drive issue resolution with hardware and software suppliers
- Take responsibility for resolving infotainment issues on current production vehicles.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Experience in development and delivery of electrical and electronic systems for automotive applications
- Experience in one or more of the following areas – Cluster/Driver Information, Radio (AM, FM, DAB, SiriusXM, HD), Navigation, Multimedia, Connectivity, OTA, Bluetooth, Hands-Free Phone, Parking Systems, Smartphone integration, etc.
- Experience of the Systems Development Lifecycle (V Model); writing system requirements, defining test cases and writing test procedures.
- Ability to produce formal documentation to a professional standard.
Experience in the creation and maintenance of DFMEA's
- Organised, systematic and understand the process of fault finding.
- Knowledge of CAN/LIN/Ethernet and related tools such as CANoe/CANalyzer
- Familiar with issue tracking tools (Jira, Mantis, Bugzilla etc.)
- Be able to take responsibility for feature implementation.
Personal Attributes
- Mature, confident and articulate in high pressure scenarios.
- Proactive, self-organised and able to work independently
- Ability to prioritise and manage time between multiple projects
- Personable and able to discuss expectations of internal customers.
- Naturally technical. Able to employ fundamental engineering principles.
- Able to make sound judgements based on balance of risk, when data is not available.
- Attention to detail and dedication to delivering best in class products
- Willing to travel and work flexible hours when required.
- A clean driving record and full UK license is preferable.
- Passion for the automotive industry, technology and/or infotainment would be advantageous but not essential.
