Simulation Development Student Placement — Formula 1 Tech

Alpine Formula One Team; Enstone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical healthcare

On-site gym

On-site restaurant

Daily meal allowance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Alpine Formula One Team in Enstone is offering a 1-year Simulation Development Student Placement starting July 2027. You will join a team that builds and maintains simulation infrastructure used by engineering across the company.

During the placement, you will develop, test and deploy simulation software, collaborating with simulation engineers, software developers and performance analysts to ensure accuracy and usability.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, or Motorsport Engineering and seeking an industry placement in your penultimate year.
• Strong programming skills.
• Good understanding of simulation techniques and numerical methods is a must have. Knowledge of vehicle dynamics is desirable but not essential.
• Experience with software development tools and version control systems.
• Passion for motorsport and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
• You must have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role.
• Be available to attend onsite for an assessment centre in September.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and maintaining simulation tools and frameworks.
• Support the integration of simulation software with engineering workflows.
• Help validate simulation outputs against real-world data.
• Contribute to documentation, testing and user support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure simulation tools meet performance and usability requirements.

Skills

Programming

Simulation techniques

Vehicle dynamics

Version control

Motorsport passion

Education

Penultimate-year university student

Tools

Git

Job description

Alpine Formula One Team in Enstone is offering a 1-year Simulation Development Student Placement starting July 2027. You will join a team that builds and maintains simulation infrastructure used by engineering across the company.

During the placement, you will develop, test and deploy simulation software, collaborating with simulation engineers, software developers and performance analysts to ensure accuracy and usability.