Principal ERS Systems Engineer
4 days ago
Milton Keynes
🔧 Principal ERS Systems Engineer 📍 Location: Milton Keynes (Regular travel to North America required) 💰 Salary: Up to £95,000 📊 Reporting to: Head of Development & Test Facilities 🏎️ Sector: Motorsport/High Performance The Opportunity We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal ERS Systems Engineer to lead the technical definition, integration, and trackside performance of an advanced Energy Recovery System (ERS) within a top-tier motorsport environment. You will provide technical leadership across the full ERS lifecycle from concept and development through validation, race deployment, and continuous optimisation. Key Responsibilities: • Own the end-to-end ERS system architecture, ensuring seamless integration of MGU, MCU, DC-DC, fluid pumps, and battery systems, • Define system requirements, interfaces, and operating parameters aligned to regulatory and performance targets, • Lead system design reviews, FMEA activities, and reliability improvement initiatives, • Develop and optimise ERS control strategies, including energy harvesting, deployment, thermal management, and system efficiency, • Collaborate closely with controls, power electronics, and calibration teams to refine system performance across test and race conditions, • Conduct detailed performance and fault analysis using tools such as McLaren ATLAS, System Monitor, and ETAS INCA, • Develop analytics tools and automated workflows for KPI tracking, system health monitoring, and reliability assessment, • Provide trackside engineering support across races, tests, and partner events in North America, acting as the senior ERS authority, • Support live system monitoring, diagnostics, and rapid fault resolution in time-critical environments, • Lead post-event analysis, driving continuous improvement through development and calibration updates, • Act as the technical focal point for ERS across the wider engineering organisation, • Mentor and support junior engineers, promoting technical excellence and best practice, • Interface with suppliers, partners, and regulatory bodies on ERS-related matters Key Experience: • Energy Recovery Systems (ERS), • Energy Storage Systems (ESS), • Battery Management Systems (BMS), • Calibration, • Energy Management, • Powertrain systems, • Proven and demonstrable experience in motorsport or high-performance hybrid/EV systems, ideally within: IndyCar, Formula E, Formula 1, or LMP/Hypercar Qualifications: • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related discipline Skills & Expertise: • Deep understanding of hybrid ERS architectures, including MGU operation, power electronics, battery systems, and thermal management, • Strong knowledge of high-voltage systems, safety standards, and fault management, • Hands-on experience with:, • ETAS INCA, • McLaren ATLAS, • System Monitor (or equivalent), • MATLAB/Simulink, • Familiarity with control systems, CAN communication, and embedded software integration, • Advanced analytical capability with experience working with large and complex data sets Working Pattern & Travel: • This role will require extensive travel to the USA, particularly within the first two years, • Travel durations will typically be 5–7 days at a time, • When not travelling, the role will be based full-time in the Milton Keynes office