Head of Electronics Systems & Software

At Prodrive we believe there’s no limit to what can be achieved when the brightest minds come together. Joining one focused and driven team, you will challenge boundaries in order to change the game for our customers. We are the world’s leading independent motor sport company and the business behind some of the greatest names and achievements in motor sport over the last 40 years.

Our skilled Technicians, Mechanics, Fabricators and Engineers work together every step of the way to design, build and run elite competition cars on the track and off‑road across the globe.

We are seeking an experienced Head of Electronics Systems & Software to lead a small team of engineers delivering robust, high‑performance electronic architectures for elite motor sport programs, including GT3, WEC, W2RC, and other high‑profile racing and niche projects. You will own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of electronics systems—from concept and validation to trackside deployment—while driving software strategy, data systems, reliability, and compliance with series regulations.

This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with operational accountability across factory, test, and race environments.

Collaboration is key, you will work closely with Prodrive’s Electrical Design Team, responsible for wiring harness and hardware design, ensuring seamless integration with vehicle and powertrain teams. Together, these groups deliver optimised, reliable, and compliant solutions for all programs. Beyond technical leadership, you will engage with project teams across multiple programmes to define system requirements, align priorities, and ensure timely delivery of electronics and software solutions that meet performance and regulatory standards.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of systems and software engineers; set priorities, allocate resources, conduct performance reviews, and grow capability.
• Establish clear delivery plans and engineering standards; ensure on‑time, on‑budget execution across programmes.
• Foster a blameless culture of continuous improvement, fast feedback, and reliability.

• Define and own the vehicle electronics architecture: ECUs, PDMs, power distribution, network topology (CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, Flex Ray where applicable), gateways, and telemetry.
• Collaborate with Prodrive’s Electrical Design Team to ensure harness design, connector selection, sensor and actuator selection, and packaging meet performance, durability, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage requirements and revision control across platforms (GT4, GT3, WEC LMGT, W2RC, other motor sport and niche programmes).

• Own embedded software strategy and development: low‑level drivers, calibration layers, control algorithms, diagnostics, and fail‑safes.
• Oversee tool chains and workflows (e.g., C/C++; MATLAB/Simulink;
  Python for data/tooling; ETAS INCA; Vector CANalyzer/CANoe; Bosch Racecon/Windarab; MoTeC MTune/i2; Cosworth Caltool/Toolset).
• Implement robust software release management: branching/versioning, CI/CD, hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL), bench tests, regression tests.

• Drive FMEA, DFMEA, and robust validation plans (bench, rig, track); own incident response and root‑cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with FIA/series regulations, homologation constraints, scrutineering requirements, and BoP‑related data handling.
• Where appropriate, complete HARA and Safety Concept.

• Several years of motor sport experience with direct programme involvement in high‑level motor sport such as GT3, WEC, W2RC, WRC (minimum 5–8+ years preferred).
• Proven track record running a small team of systems and software engineers in a fast‑paced race environment.
• Strong background in embedded systems and vehicle networks; hands‑on with ECU configuration, sensor/actuator integration, and diagnostics.
• Proficiency with motor sport electronics ecosystems (e.g., Bosch, Cosworth, MoTeC, Marelli, Life Racing) and tools.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals (C/C++), scripting for tooling/automation (Python), and model‑based design (MATLAB/Simulink).
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