F1 Quality Engineering Placement: Fast-Track Parts & Processes

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains; Brixworth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Onsite Gym

Lease car scheme

Collective bonus

Staff discounts

Job summary

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (UK) offers a trainee scheme that exposes you to Formula 1 programs through ownership of a diverse portfolio of parts. You will be supported by a wealth of expertise and take on challenges to deliver championship-winning components on time to specification.

This is a fantastic opportunity to start a career in Formula 1, enhancing your knowledge and gaining vital experience to supplement your degree studies, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Enrolled on a relevant Mechanical / Automotive / Mechatronics / Motorsport / Aeronautical Engineering or related degree on course for a 2:1 degree or higher.
• Strong academic background in relevant A-Levels (Maths / Sciences) or equivalent disciplines.
• Excellent understanding of engineering first principles.
• Practical hands-on experience to complement academic studies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivation, adaptability and creativity.
• Courage to challenge and desire to be challenged, to expand technical knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Quality Engineering leadership of a diverse portfolio of parts/suppliers via daily support to Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and Inspection to resolve technical and non-conformance problems to enable on-time delivery of parts to specification.
• Supply statistical data to the supply chain to highlight improvement opportunities reducing non-conformance.
• Lead continuous improvement activities to reduce cost, lead-time and improve yield.
• Support the new part design review processes to ensure current part quality performance, manufacturing challenges/capability and previous component failure history is reviewed.
• Expand the supply chain through on-site visits and audits, leading to Mercedes AMG HPP approval for new part introduction.
• Lead root cause analysis using industry recognised analytical methods to solve problems with robust countermeasures.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Creativity

Curious/tenacious

Courage to challenge

Education

Engineering degree in Mechanical/Automotive/Mechatronics/Motorsport/Aeronautical (2:1 or higher)

Job description

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (UK) offers a trainee scheme that exposes you to Formula 1 programs through ownership of a diverse portfolio of parts. You will be supported by a wealth of expertise and take on challenges to deliver championship-winning components on time to specification.

This is a fantastic opportunity to start a career in Formula 1, enhancing your knowledge and gaining vital experience to supplement your degree studies, with a focus on