Senior Systems Engineer

Motorsport-Total.com GmbH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport engineering firm is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to manage the architecture of their Hypercar. This flagship role demands expertise in electronic systems, data management, and operational reliability. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance, system validation, and performance optimization. Ideal candidates will have elite motorsport experience and the ability to handle complex issues under pressure. This role offers competitive compensation and potential global travel.

Qualifications

• Experience with systems architecture in motorsport contexts is required.
• Understanding of electronics, data channels, and control systems essential.
• Ability to work under pressure while ensuring system reliability.

Responsibilities

• Manage the electronic and network architecture of the Hypercar.
• Ensure sensor and control system reliability.
• Produce documentation and mappings for systems.
• Perform rapid fault-finding under pressure.

Skills

Senior systems engineering experience within elite motorsport

Deep knowledge of data systems

Calmness under high pressure

Ability to diagnose and resolve failures

Exceptional communication

Job description

United Autosports – McLaren Hypercar Programme

Full-time | Systems ownership | Global travel

If you’re an experienced systems engineer with a deep understanding of electronics, data architecture, car control systems, networks and trackside operational reliability — this is a flagship technical position in our Hypercar Programme.

About the Role

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you’ll own the electronic, control, data and systems architecture of the Hypercar. You’ll ensure every system is validated, stable, compliant and optimised for performance and reliability.

You’ll be the technical authority for car systems — the person Race Engineering relies on for accurate information, fault resolution and real-time systems management.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing the full electronic and network architecture of the car.
• Ensuring all sensors, wiring looms, data channels and control systems are validated and reliable.
• Handling system configuration, calibration, mapping and software deployment.
• Fault-finding complex issues rapidly and accurately under pressure.
• Working with Performance Controls and Hybrid Engineers to align systems behaviour.
• Overseeing data acquisition systems, logging, scrutineering compliance and diagnostics.
• Running systems checklists pre-event, live and post-event.
• Producing systems documentation, mapping files, diagrams and updates.

What You’ll Bring

• Senior systems engineering experience within elite motorsport (WEC, F1, FE, LMDh).
• Deep knowledge of data systems, networks, electronics and car control.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve failures quickly and methodically.
• Calmness, clarity and exceptional communication under high pressure.
• A passion for detail, accuracy, quality and reliability.

You will be the brain behind the car’s intelligence — and the heartbeat of its reliability.