Senior Model Design Engineer

Motorsport Network; Towcester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in motorsport is looking for a Senior Model Design Engineer to join their team at the Silverstone facility. This pivotal role involves delivering high-quality components crucial for aerodynamic development, with responsibilities including leading design projects and collaborating with a talented engineering team. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented individuals with robust CAD skills and strong backgrounds in engineering or motorsports, ready to contribute to a competitive and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Several years of relevant experience in a similar role, ideally within motorsport.
• Expert-level proficiency in 3D CAD software.
• Solid knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead complete design projects, including CAD creation, project management.
• Deliver high-quality, validated parts for wind tunnel testing.
• Collaborate with Aerodynamicists and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

3D CAD proficiency

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, Design, Motorsport

Tools

3DExperience/CATIA

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

Cadillac Formula 1 is excited to be on the grid for the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. Our new team is gearing up for rapid growth. To achieve our goals, we need to create and sustain a high-performance culture in every area. We have ambitious plans to build an outstanding operation that can compete at the highest level.

From exceptional Engineering and Design talent to a world-class race team, supported by specialists in off-track roles - we are assembling the expertise needed to drive this operation forward and compete at the highest level.

Being a part of this team, will accelerate your career. Take a closer look at the role:

Job description:

As a Senior Model Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the physical components that feed our aerodynamic development—the very foundation of on-track performance.

Working at the heart of our Silverstone facility, you’ll be part of a highly skilled, ambitious group of engineers focused on technical excellence and relentless innovation. Your work will directly influence car performance in the wind tunnel, translating design into data, and ultimately into lap time.

You’ll be trusted with end-to-end ownership of complex design projects, and encouraged to challenge convention, push boundaries, and propose smarter, faster, more efficient ways of working. With a culture that values initiative and creativity, your ideas will not only be heard—they’ll be expected.

This is your chance to make a lasting mark on the future of our team, in a high-performance environment where every part counts and every detail matters.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Deliver high-quality, well-validated parts for wind tunnel testing in line with aerodynamic targets.
• Lead complete design projects, including CAD creation, project management, quality checking, and documentation.
• Continuously improve the functionality, quality, and robustness of model parts to optimise wind tunnel test efficiency.
• Drive the development and implementation of improved design workflows and standards.
• Collaborate closely with Aerodynamicists and Surface Design Engineers to ensure alignment with technical specifications.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, contributing to team capability and modelling best practices.
• Ensure adherence to standard design practices and help refine them as needed.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Design, Motorsport, or a related discipline.
• Several years of relevant experience in a similar role, ideally within motorsport.
• Expert-level proficiency in 3D CAD software (preferably 3DExperience/CATIA).
• Strong understanding of parametric modelling, part robustness, and model layout principles.
• Experience in using FEA for structural validation of parts.
• Solid knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes, including composites and advanced digital manufacturing techniques.
• Deep understanding of GD&T and its application.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering work right the first time.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Enthusiastic contributor to a collaborative, inclusive, and open culture

Please note that additional security checks may be required as part of the recruitment process. This may include a background check covering a minimum of the past five years and a criminal record check.

This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies the level of responsibility at which the post holder will be required to work. Subject to the discretion of the Company, the post holder will carry out the duties specified above together with such other duties or tasks for the Company as reasonably required.You may also be required to perform additional duties for the Company from time to time commensurate with your skills and experience.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis and this job posting will close once a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage all interested individuals to submit their application as soon as possible. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.