Head of Safety & Security – Autonomous and Connected Systems
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This role is based in Woking and involves leading safety assurance, cybersecurity, and compliance strategies for McLaren’s next-generation intelligent vehicle platforms, including AI-native autonomy, connected services, OTA pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
* Define safety and cybersecurity architecture across AI stack, autonomy platform, OTA infrastructure, and cloud systems.
* Lead functional safety strategy and implementation for ADAS/AD and connected systems, ensuring ISO compliance and fault diagnostics.
* Oversee homologation strategy and type approval submissions for global markets.
* Manage certification processes for software-defined features and AI functions, including explainability and traceability.
* Build safety-case frameworks for E2E architectures, integrating runtime assurance and analytics.
* Develop validation methods for AI behavior, fallback, and risk detection.
* Lead security architecture for OTA, cryptography, and intrusion detection.
* Establish fleet-scale security monitoring and anomaly detection infrastructure.
* Collaborate with engineering teams to embed safety and security into vehicle systems.
* Represent McLaren in safety and AI industry forums.
Qualifications and Experience:
* Leadership experience in safety and cybersecurity for autonomous or complex embedded systems.
* Deep knowledge of functional safety, AI safety, and vehicle homologation.
* Experience with regulatory compliance across multiple markets.
* Technical expertise in motion control validation, AI testing, and safety modeling.
* Experience with threat defense, cryptography, OTA security, and cloud trust architectures.
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with buy & sell options.
* Enhanced pension, bonus, private medical, life assurance, and wellbeing initiatives.
* Sabbatical options after two years.
About Us:
McLaren Automotive creates high-performance road cars, driven by innovation, diversity, and a passion for excellence. We are committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion.
Additional Details:
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Engineering and IT
* Industry: Automotive and Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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