Reliability and Engineering Process Industrial Placements

The Role

Brackley, UK

Build your skills. Make an impact. Race towards excellence.

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Join the Reliability Department as we take on the challenge of Formula One’s exciting new era of sustainable technical regulations.

By spending your year in industry with us, you will:

• Apply your learning in one of the most technically demanding global sports.
• Take on responsibility as you are supported and trained throughout your year.
• Join us for a year-long placement from the end of June 2027 to the end of July 2028.
• Work in a fast-paced environment at our state-of-the-art factory in Brackley, United Kingdom.
• Be an integral part of a cohort of students working across all functions of our team.

To finish first, you must first finish. Reliability and Engineering Process works to ensure every component performs as intended, from identifying reliability risks during the design phase through to investigating and resolving on-track failures. The group also shapes engineering best practices and design standards to ensure car systems are right first time.

This is a unique opportunity, offering exposure to the complete F1 car lifecycle — from concept to racing — whilst involving you in projects across the entire car.

You’ll be directly involved from day one, working on real engineering challenges and evolving the capabilities and processes that keep our cars competitive.

Collaborating with engineers and technicians across Design, Build, Test, and the Race Team, you’ll tackle real-world problems. Many of your projects will be responses to on-track reliability issues, giving you exposure to a wide range of technical topics and deepening your understanding of F1 car systems.

Essential:

• Be studying towards a degree in an engineering discipline with a strong mechanical focus, such as Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive or Motorsport.
• Have at least one year remaining on your current course or be enrolled on your next course
  * from the point at which you start your placement with us (
  * please note that if you will be enrolled on a Masters or PhD course you will need to be able to evidence enrolment to confirm eligibility).
• Have a good understanding of fundamental engineering principles.
• Take full ownership of their work, driving projects forward with initiative and independence.
• Have relentless curiosity and a proactive approach to learning.
• Show determination and resilience when tackling difficult problems.
• Have keen attention to detail.
• Possess an analytical and inquisitive approach
• Relish challenges and enjoy pushing for continuous improvement

Desirable:

• Demonstrable interest in engineering beyond your degree, for example:
  • Student engineering competitions (Formula Student, World Solar Challenge, Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, Spaceport America Cup, etc)
  • Project car build or restoration
  • Building or maintaining karts
  • Personal engineering projects (3D printing, fabrication, electronics, etc)
  • Volunteering for a racing team
• CAD proficiency (CATIA/3DX, NX, Solid Works, etc).
• Coding and programming skills (Python, VBA, etc).
• Data analysis and visualization skills (Excel, Python, PowerBI, etc).
• Understanding of mechanical systems and manufacturing methods.
• Interest in the design, manufacture, test and operation of high-performance vehicles.

As a Reliability Industrial Placement, your work will span:

• Supporting the Trackside Reliability group, getting hands-on with car parts.
• Resolving reliability issues and preventing future failures.
• Designing components and assemblies, supporting the wider Design Office.
• Exploring new technologies and developing our engineering capabilities.
• Optimising engineering and operational processes.
• Evolving our design standards and best practices.

Previous students who joined us in this role have gone on to F1 careers in roles such as:

• Trackside Reliability
• Mechanical Design
• Composite Design
• Powertrain Integration Design
• Test & Development

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