Data Engineer Industrial Placement

targetjobs UK; Wantage; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Exclusive events

Subsidised dining

Car schemes

Gym access

Job summary

Atlassian Williams F1 Team in Oxfordshire offers a 12-month Industrial Placement that gives ambitious students real responsibility within the Data Engineering team, applying university learning to live engineering problems and shaping data platforms used across Williams.

You’ll learn Python and SQL, build and test ETL components, document pipelines, participate in code reviews, and see how data informs race weekend decisions.

Qualifications

• Enrolled on an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline, undertaking a placement year.
• Foundational knowledge of at least one programming language (for example Python, Java, or SQL)
• Basic understanding of databases, data structures, and data handling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a genuine willingness to learn

Responsibilities

• Build and test data pipeline components and ETL processes (moving and reshaping data) under guidance
• Write and maintain Python and SQL scripts for data ingestion, transformation, and validation
• Investigate straightforward data quality issues and document pipelines and processes clearly
• Take part in code reviews and testing, building software engineering good practice
• Work with the team to understand how data supports race weekend decisions, showing teamwork

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

Education

Undergraduate degree placement year

Job description

History doesn’t repeat itself. It’s rebuilt - one breakthrough at a time. Be part of the team redefining performance and writing the next winning chapter for Atlassian Williams F1 Team.

Atlassian Williams F1 Team – Shape Our Team's Next Chapter

For nearly 50 years, Williams F1 Team has pushed the limits of speed and innovation. As one of the most successful teams in F1 history, with 16 World Championships and a legacy shaped by legends like Sir Frank Williams and Nigel Mansell, we’re now on a bold mission to reclaim our place at the front and win multiple championships again.

Our People Promise

Join a high-performance team where ambition and our people promise guide everything we do. In a fast-paced, challenging environment, your work directly shapes our winning formula. Collaborate with the brightest minds in motorsport, building on our rich heritage and pushing the boundaries of speed and innovation. We want people who live our values - innovation, teamwork, resilience, excellence, and accountability to create the winning formula that drives Williams F1 Team back to the top.

At Atlassian Williams F1 Team, our Industrial Placement gives ambitious students 12 months inside Formula 1. You’ll take on real responsibility with projects that shape the future car and our business. Grow with a cohort from day one, then head back to university with experience you can apply immediately. Join a high-performance team, push boundaries, make an impact.

At Williams, bespoke software tools quietly power performance across the car, delivering impact you can feel, not always see. The Engineering Team enables these tools, by creating Data Products used across Williams and collaborating with teams to support key areas like Aerodynamics, Vehicle Dynamics, and Vehicle Performance. Together, they turn data into decisions and innovation into speed.

On this 12-month placement, you join the Data Engineering team and work alongside the Software Engineering teams to build and maintain the data pipelines behind the wider Data Platforms at Williams. You apply what you have learned at university in a live engineering environment, developing practical skills in data engineering, cloud platforms, and software development. Your work feeds directly into day-to-day delivery and decisions across the team.

• Build and test data pipeline components and ETL processes (moving and reshaping data) under guidance
• Write and maintain Python and SQL scripts for data ingestion, transformation, and validation
• Investigate straightforward data quality issues and document pipelines and processes clearly
• Take part in code reviews and testing, building software engineering good practice
• Work with the team to understand how data supports race weekend decisions, showing teamwork

What We Are Looking For

• Enrolled on an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline, undertaking a placement year
• Foundational knowledge of at least one programming language (for example Python, Java, or SQL)
• Basic understanding of databases, data structures, and data handling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a genuine willingness to learn

Life at Williams

Based at our Grove campus in Oxfordshire, enjoy competitive benefits, exclusive events, subsidised dining, special car schemes, and 24/7 gym access with fitness classes. Need a break? Relax in green spaces or explore nearby Oxford city centre, just 30 minutes away by bus.

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.