Quality & Continuous Improvement Engineer Industrial Placement

Van Amersfoort Racing; Grove; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Exclusive events

Subsidised dining

Special car schemes

24/7 gym access

Job summary

Atlassian Williams F1 Team offers a 12-month industrial placement in Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement. You will work on real projects to improve right-first-time manufacture and support strategic transformation initiatives in a high-performance engineering environment.

You’ll gain hands-on experience, join a cohort from day one, and return to university with valuable, immediately applicable experience within Williams F1 Team.

Qualifications

• Currently studying for a degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management or a related field.
• Strong planning, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Demonstrates integrity, openness and collaborative working style.
• Understanding of manufacturing and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support improvement projects to enhance standard operating procedures in Quality Assurance.
• Conduct root cause analysis and lead investigations across operational areas.
• Champion quality awareness and right-first-time culture across departments.
• Support onboarding and training programmes to promote problem-solving and quality conversations.
• Promote performance excellence behaviours throughout the business.
• Deliver strategic quality projects embedding quality practices across the organisation.
• Participate in Lean health checks and time & motion studies to identify waste.
• Collaborate with CI and QE teams to ensure learning from root cause analysis.
• Support data-driven decision-making and robust data capture for improvement initiatives.
• Assist in change management activities to ensure adoption of improvements.

Skills

Self-aware

Resilient

Optimistic

Open to change

Integrity

Collaborative

Planning

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Education

Engineering

Job description

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.

This 12-month industrial placement offers a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in both Quality and Continuous Improvement functions within a high-performance engineering environment. The role is designed to support the improvement of right‑first‑time manufacture and support strategic transformation initiatives and embed a culture of operational excellence across Williams F1 Team.

Quality Assurance (6 months)

• Lead and support improvement projects to enhance standard operating procedures.
• Conduct root cause analysis and lead investigations across operational areas (e.g., Composite, Metallic, ADM Manufacture).
• Champion quality awareness and right-first-time culture across departments.
• Support onboarding and training programmes to promote problem-solving and quality conversations.
• Demonstrate and promote performance excellence behaviours throughout the business.
• Deliver strategic quality projects aimed at embedding quality practices across the organisation.

Continuous Improvement (6 months)

• Participate in Lean health checks, workplace assessment/benchmarking and time & motion studies.
• Recommend changes to eliminate waste and improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with CI and QE teams to ensure standardised learning from root cause analysis.
• Support data-driven decision-making and ensure robust data capture for improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of training initiatives that support continuous improvement methodologies and tools.
• Support cultural transformation by promoting a mindset of operational excellence across teams.
• Assist in change management activities to ensure successful adoption of improvement initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and resistance management.

Company 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.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• You are currently studying for a degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• You are self-aware, resilient, optimistic, and open to change.
• You can demonstrate integrity, openness, and a collaborative working style.
• You have an understanding of manufacturing and operational processes.
• You can work effectively in a dynamic and diverse environment.
• You possess strong planning, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• You can work independently and take initiative.

Additional Information

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.