F1 Race Strategy & Engineering Placement

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team; Brackley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Joining bonus

Wellbeing programme (on-site gym)

Subsidised food

Private medical cover

Job summary

Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Brackley, UK invites current university students to join an industrial placement with the Race Strategy or Race Engineering Team. You will support race and test events, analyze data, and contribute to development of automation tools used by the race team.

The program runs from end of June 2027 to end of July 2028. You will work in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art factory environment and be part of a cohort across all functions of the team.

Qualifications

• Be currently studying a BSc / Beng or a combined undergraduate masters in MSc / Meng in Engineering / Maths / Physics / Computer Science.
• Have a strong background in an engineering discipline with excellent skills in Mathematics and Physics.
• Have at least one year remaining on your current course or be enrolled on your next course from the start of placement.
• Ability to apply reflective thinking and continuous improvement mindset.
• Willingness to support F1 race weekend work and adapt hours.
• Demonstrate ownership, initiative and independence in tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide race and test support, factory based, for all events during the year.
• Assist with pre- and post-event analysis tasks for each event covering data and competitor information.
• Run and monitor a range of software systems during race and test events, including input parameterisation.
• Assist with live analysis and support during free-practice, qualifying and races.
• Carry out ad-hoc tasks such as investigating data trends or opponent behaviour.
• Develop and automate tools and analyse routines in Python and/or JavaScript.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Team player

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Ability to meet deadlines

Continuous improvement mindset

Flexible hours

Strong maths/physics background

Education

BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Engineering/Maths/Physics/CS

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Job description

Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Brackley, UK invites current university students to join an industrial placement with the Race Strategy or Race Engineering Team. You will support race and test events, analyze data, and contribute to development of automation tools used by the race team.

The program runs from end of June 2027 to end of July 2028. You will work in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art factory environment and be part of a cohort across all functions of the team.