‍🔧 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

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

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