1-Year Design Engineering Placement – Power Unit Innovation

targetjobs UK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

A pension scheme

On-site gym

Free daily food allowance

Job summary

Red Bull Powertrains in Milton Keynes offers year-long placement opportunities within our Design Engineering teams. You will work on design and development of critical systems in the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) & ERS including battery, electronics, MGU-K, turbo and chassis integration for cutting-edge F1 power units.

As a placement student, you’ll gain hands-on experience across CAD design, testing on in-house dynos, data analysis, and collaboration with Technical and Manufacturing teams to

Qualifications

• Knowledge from at least one year of undergraduate study in engineering, maths or physics.
• Familiarity with CAD/FEA/CFD software; training provided.
• Ability to interpret data and document findings.
• Proactive, willing to learn and work in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all stages of the engineering process from conceptual design to live testing.
• Apply design principles using CAD and rapid manufacturing techniques.
• Develop fixtures, jigs, and assemblies to support testing and builds.
• Design and execute measurement tests, perform failure analysis and propose improvements.
• Develop and apply precision instrumentation to capture operating environment data.
• Build and validate numerical simulations to maximise performance and reliability.
• Interpret and report data through technical documents and presentations.
• Collaborate with Technical and Manufacturing teams to deliver solutions.
• Gain exposure to the 2027 Formula 1 season and future powertrains.

Skills

CAD/3D modelling

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Undergraduate Engineering/Physics/Math degree

Tools

CAD software

FEA/CFD tools

Job description

Red Bull Powertrains in Milton Keynes offers year-long placement opportunities within our Design Engineering teams. You will work on design and development of critical systems in the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) & ERS including battery, electronics, MGU-K, turbo and chassis integration for cutting-edge F1 power units.

As a placement student, you’ll gain hands-on experience across CAD design, testing on in-house dynos, data analysis, and collaboration with Technical and Manufacturing teams to