Student Placement: Simulation Development for Motorsport

Alpine F1 Team; Enstone; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

On-site gym

Fully catered restaurant

Job summary

Alpine Racing Limited in Enstone is offering a 1-year student placement in Simulation Development. You will support the development, testing, and deployment of simulation software used across technical departments, working with engineers, software developers and performance analysts to ensure tools are accurate and efficient.

The role requires current study in a relevant engineering or computer science field, strong programming skills, and a passion for motorsport.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, or Motorsport Engineering and seeking an industry placement in your penultimate year of university.
• Strong programming skills.
• Good understanding of simulation techniques and numerical methods; knowledge of vehicle dynamics 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 sponsorship is not available.
• 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 skills

Simulation techniques

Software development tools

Motorsport passion

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, or Motorsport Engineering

Tools

Version control systems

Job description

Alpine Racing Limited in Enstone is offering a 1-year student placement in Simulation Development. You will support the development, testing, and deployment of simulation software used across technical departments, working with engineers, software developers and performance analysts to ensure tools are accurate and efficient.

The role requires current study in a relevant engineering or computer science field, strong programming skills, and a passion for motorsport.