Race Strategy & Data Placement (Student)

Alpine; Enstone; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

On-site gym

Restaurant with daily food allowance

Additional benefits

Job summary

Alpine Racing UK is offering a Race Engineering Student Placement at our Enstone facility for a 1-year period starting July 2027. You will support the track operations, work with race and performance engineering, race strategy, and analytics teams, and contribute to vehicle performance analysis.

Ideal candidates are pursuing Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Motorsport Engineering, Data Science, or Analytics degrees, with strong Excel/Python/MATLAB skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Motorsport Engineering, Data Science or Analytics and looking for an industry placement as your penultimate year of university.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in tools like Excel, Python, MATLAB, or similar.
• Ability to perform under pressure and adapt quickly.
• Passion for motorsport and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset.
• You must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not provided for this role.

Responsibilities

• Event preparation, collating relevant past data and pre-event simulation.
• Provide analysis during race weekends, real-time and post-session support.
• Assist in post-event reporting ranging from strategy and pit stops to competitor analysis.
• Assist in developing current tools and processes, plus contribute to future tool ideas.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Under pressure

Problem solving

Passion for motorsport

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Automotive Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Motorsport Engineering

Data Science or Analytics

Tools

Excel

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Alpine Racing UK is offering a Race Engineering Student Placement at our Enstone facility for a 1-year period starting July 2027. You will support the track operations, work with race and performance engineering, race strategy, and analytics teams, and contribute to vehicle performance analysis.

Ideal candidates are pursuing Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Motorsport Engineering, Data Science, or Analytics degrees, with strong Excel/Python/MATLAB skills and the ability to work under pressure.