F1 Car Build Year-in-Industry Placement

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team; Brackley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Joining bonus

Wellbeing programme

On-site gym

Private medical cover

Subsidised food

Job summary

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Brackley, UK invites a year-in-industry placement in the Car Build department. You will join a cohort of students, contribute to tooling design, process development and documentation, and gain hands-on experience in a technically demanding sport.

From late June 2027 to late July 2028, you will work on-site at our Brackley factory, supported and trained throughout the year while collaborating with multiple functions across the team.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in Mechanical/Aero/Motorsports engineering.
• Experience with Solidworks, NX or Fusion 360 for design.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and Python.
• Year of study remaining on current course or next course from start.
• Ability to own work, drive projects and work independently.
• Adaptable, proactive and collaborative mindset.
• Attention to detail with analytical approach.

Responsibilities

• Design tooling and parts packaging for the car build process.
• Service and calibrate department equipment with external suppliers as needed.
• Develop Build processes and improve efficiency.
• Audit Build-related documents for compliance and traceability.

Skills

Strong teamwork

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aero/Motorsports engineering

Tools

Solidworks

Siemens NX

Fusion 360

Excel

Python

Power BI

Power Automate

Word

Job description

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Brackley, UK invites a year-in-industry placement in the Car Build department. You will join a cohort of students, contribute to tooling design, process development and documentation, and gain hands-on experience in a technically demanding sport.

From late June 2027 to late July 2028, you will work on-site at our Brackley factory, supported and trained throughout the year while collaborating with multiple functions across the team.