Software and Controls Placement

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

Benefits offered by this job

A salary of £30,000 p/a

Collective bonus

36 days annual leave

Access to a generous pension scheme

Onsite Gym

Staff discounts

Job summary

HPP offers a student engineering placement at our Technology Centre in Northamptonshire, with rotations across Formula 1 and Advanced Technology. You will work in departments like Calibrations & Controls, Mechatronics & Chassis, and Test Engineering, guided by a personal mentor.

Expect exposure to world-class facilities, potential chartered-status pathways with the IET, and a competitive £30,000 annual salary plus benefits and leave. Location is Brixworth.

Qualifications

• Curious, tenacious and driven to work in a fast-paced environment.
• On-track to achieve a 2.1 degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Strong academic background in maths or sciences.
• Hands-on experience to complement academic studies.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver calibration and control system innovations.
• Design concepts and integration of powerunit with chassis.
• Engineer test rigs to validate simulations and push components to limits.

Skills

Curious mindset

Driven

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Creativity

Hands-on

Education

2.1 degree in Software/Controls/EE/Electronics

Tools

Calibration software

Job description

Job no: 498309
Work type: Student
Location: Brixworth
Categories:

As a team, we pride ourselves on challenging and developing our Placement with a rotation plan that will provide exposure to a breadth of engineering across a range of exciting and challenging projects spanning Formula 1 and Advanced Technology. During your time on the Placement scheme, dependent on your skills, you may have time in some of the following departments;

Formula One

• Calibration and Controls ; Define and deliver calibration and control system innovations that optimise energy flows to achieve the fastest Qualifying & Race laps and deliver outstanding driveability.
• Mechatronics and Chassis Engineering; designing new concepts, managing the integration of the Powerunit with the chassis, developing the ERS pack (electronic and mechanical components)
• Test Engineering; strive to recreate the racetrack and race-car environment to make each experiment as representative as possible. Engineer test rigs to push the components and systems of the Power Unit to their absolute limit and validate the underpinning simulations

Advanced Technology

In Advanced Technology, our mission is to help Mercedes be the technology leader in electric drives, in terms of performance, efficiency and sustainability.

• Advanced Technology Software; Define and deliver calibration and control system innovations that deliver best performance, optimal energy deployment and deliver outstanding drivability.

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, or powering pioneering road going Mercedes EV prototypes such as the EQXX. You will also have the opportunity to work towards chartered status with the IET and will be assigned a personal mentor who will support you throughout.

• A salary of £30,000 p/a
• Collective bonus
• 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?

• A curious, tenacious and driven individual with a hunger to work in a fast paced environment
• You’ll be on track to achieve a 2.1 degree, or above, in a relevant Software Engineering, Controls Engineering, Electrical / Electronics Engineering or related degree
• A strong academic background in relevant A Level, or equivalent disciplines, for example Maths or Sciences
• An excellent understanding of engineering first principles
• Practical, “hands-on” experience to complement your academic studies
• Self-motivation, adaptability and creativity
• The courage to challenge and desire to be challenged, to expand your technical knowledge and skills

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.

During your application process we are committed to providing additional support where it may be needed. If you need additional financial support to help attend Assessment Centres and Interviews you can apply to be considered to receive our Interview Travel Bursary which will provide full reimbursement for any travel expenses incurred. At the point of a successful invitation to interview please raise this with your Recruitment contact at HPP.

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 bare with us. Please be advised that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to applicants, apologies for any inconvenience.

Advertised: 01 Sep 2026 GMT Daylight Time
Applications close: 31 Dec 2026 GMT Standard Time

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.