Materials Engineering Placement

Monash University; Brixworth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Bonus

Lease car

36 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Onsite gym

Staff discounts

Job summary

Mercedes AMG HPP in the UK offers a Materials Engineering Placement Student role within our Technology Centre. You will manage your own materials R&D projects, developing materials characterization skills and contributing to performance and durability of the Hybrid Power Unit.

You will gain hands-on access to a wide range of equipment and work with world-class teams, with opportunities to see ideas raced in F1 and influence future technologies.

Qualifications

• We are looking for curious, tenacious and driven individuals who thrive in a fast paced environment.
• On track to achieve a 2.1 degree, or above, in Materials Engineering/Metallurgy or related degree.
• A strong academic background in relevant A-Level disciplines (maths/science).
• An excellent understanding of engineering first principles.
• Hands-on experience to complement academic studies.
• Self-motivated, adaptable and innovative engineers who want to solve problems.
• Courage to challenge and be challenged to expand technical knowledge.

Skills

Hands-on mindset

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Curiosity

Education

2.1 degree in Materials Engineering/Metallurgy

Job description

As a team we pride ourselves on challenging and developing our Placement Students, by providing exposure to the breadth of engineering within our Formula 1 and Advanced Technology; working closely with many teams throughout the business to help continually improve our Power Units.

As a Materials Engineering Placement Student you will have the opportunity to play a key role within a team of specialist engineers, working on understanding the relationship between the structures we need to create, and the properties of a material to support performance and manufacturing feasibility. You'll work to develop the key materials technologies enabling continued performance and durability development of the Hybrid Power Unit.

You will have the autonomy to actively contribute by managing your own materials research and development project work, enhancing your materials characterisation skills with hands-on access to a wide variety of equipment.

What can we offer you?

We offer the opportunity to work in a state of the art Technology Centre, being involved in exciting technological challenges alongside some of the world’s best engineers. You will get the opportunity to engineer solutions in world class facilities and, having been thoroughly proven at our Technology Centre, you will be able to see your ideas raced in F1 and enabling the technologies of the future.

Our benefits package includes:

• A salary of £30,000
• Collective bonus
• Company lease car scheme
• 36 days annual leave
• Access to a generous pension scheme
• Onsite Gym
• A variety of other benefits and staff discounts

What do we need from you?

• Curious, tenacious and driven individuals who thrive in a fast paced environment
• To be on track to achieve a 2.1 degree, or above, in a relevant Materials Engineering / Metallurgy or related degree
• A strong academic background in relevant A-Level disciplines, for example maths or sciences (or equivalent qualification)
• An excellent understanding of engineering first principles
• Practical, "hands-on" experience to complement your academic studies
• Self-motivated, thorough engineers that are adaptable, creative and innovative with a strong desire to solve problems
• The courage to challenge and desire to be challenged, to expand your technical knowledge and skills

We recognise that the ideal candidate for this role may not meet every requirement in this advert and understand that some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Mercedes AMG HPP our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring are critical to our success. HPP does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or group or class protected by any local law and we encourage applications from any background.

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, there may be periods of time during the process where you don't hear anything from us. Don't worry! We will advise you of the outcome of your application regardless of the result so please bear with us. Please be advised that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to applicants, apologies for any inconvenience.

In August we will open our application window for our next intake of Early Careers vacancies! We have over 50 opportunities available, across all disciplines, for exceptional students to join our Eight-time World Championship winning team at our state-of-the-art Technology Centre in Northamptonshire.

Want to find out more about what our F1 Trackside Team do here at HPP, view the video below from Barney our Head of Product Validation to get an in-depth insight into the world of the F1 Engineering.

HPP team members and their partners gathered for an evening of appreciation and connection at Rushton Hall for our Long Service Celebration.