Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
Senior Composite Design Engineer
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The Role
Brackley, UK
This is an opportunity for an experienced Formula One Composite Design Engineer to take on a senior technical role within our Design Office. Working at the cutting edge of motorsport, you'll transform ambitious concepts into race-winning reality, delivering optimised composite solutions in one of the most demanding engineering environments in the world.
Key Responsibilities
As our Senior Composite Design Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for delivering high-quality engineering solutions for significant projects within the specific car group area: chassis, gearbox casing, wings, floor.
- Strong ownership and in some cases leading on projects thought the product life cycle.
- Analyse and design cost effective solutions.
- Close collaboration with internal and external manufacturing departments to ensure fully integrated designs achieving optimal car performance.
- Identify and highlight risks to lead engineer & HoD throughout the product lifecycle.
- Leading design reviews of projects with respect to both performance and reliability.
- Delivering quality schemes to stress group in an efficient manner, allowing sufficient time to provide an optimised design solution.
- Responsible for checking drawing releases for any supporting engineers ensuring they meet MAMG design standards.
- Collating and reporting on final assembly mass as stated within the mass tracker in terms of both CoG and mass.
- Definition of performance and reliability test & development programs for relevant designs and projects.
- Technical resolution of car feedback allocated to your projects and supporting the groups reliability engineer.
- Supporting and developing the group’s Graduates and mid-level engineers, contributing to their learning programmes
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Whilst the environment in which you will work will be pressured and will demand a high level of attention to detail, you will be fully supported by your team to give you opportunity to be creative and develop solutions to achieve the very best.
About You
Essential Criteria:
- Composite, Mechanical, or Aeronautical Engineering degree (2:1 minimum grade) or similar qualification.
- Have multiple years’ experience in F1, with a proven track record for leading and delivering significant structural composite projects such as chassis, gearbox casing and wings
- A clear and holistic understanding of racing car design.
- Understanding and ability to perform hand calculations to produce reliable and optimised designs.
- An in-depth understanding and ability to interpret FEA results.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of Catia V5/3DX design and FEA package would be beneficial
- Previous line management and/or mentoring experience
Whilst the environment in which you will work will be pressured and will demand a high level of attention to detail, you will be fully supported by your team to give you opportunity to be creative and develop solutions to achieve the very best.
What the Role will offer:
- Working in an exciting fast-paced environment you will have the opportunity to learn, develop, and contribute to the success of the Team.
- Supported by a Team with a great range of experience and depth of knowledge, you will turn bright ideas into the next performance advantage.
- Opportunity to witness your ideas and designs progress through our industry leading manufacturing and testing facilities.
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About Us
At the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, every win starts with the energy to exceed our exceptional standards.
It’s the belief and focus you give that powers our performance.
Whether you’re leading innovation, bringing precision to our manufacturing or supporting trackside operations around the world, every detail matters.
We’re setting new standards in our sport, together. More growth, more pride, more of what makes our team exceptional.
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Why us
We believe that building a more inclusive and diverse culture helps us go faster and further.
From recruitment and building our future talent pipeline to internal communications and leadership training, we’re building a team where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.
Our aim is to attract, develop and retain exceptional people from all backgrounds, creating a workplace where all team members feel respected, supported and able to fulfil their potential.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are looking for candidates who are passionate about reaching their full potential and are excited about constantly learning and developing.
Your Application
We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please upload your cover letter and CV as one single PDF file.
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