Senior Applications Engineer; Telemetry & Car

Position: Senior Applications Engineer (Telemetry & On Car)
Location: Biggin Hill

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview :

We are looking for a Senior Applications Engineer to provide system oversight and support for our Telemetry, On-car & trackside services.

Main

Duties and Responsibilities:

Event preparation:
Align with supporting team managers to ensure critical roles are adequately provisioned for service delivery. Maintain awareness of any planned testing, updates or ongoing issues coming into each event, ensuring correct process and best practice is maintained. Maintain EIM issues and represent department services during technical de-briefs.

Act as the subject matter expert for the Telemetry and On-car electronics systems. Ensure all issues are reported and correctly tracked to resolution using Event Issues Management process.

Act as a company point of contact for the Telemetry and On-car systems, and various Racing Systems’ hosted services, liaising with internal and external stakeholders (for example, FIA, F1 Teams, and Broadcast & Media) on any technical topics.

Monitor and analyse data, correctly identifying faults, performance issues and areas for improvement.

Work within F1 processes to ensure systems meet performance quality and reliability requirements, seeking to resolve known issues and achieve constant improvement.

Responsible for optimal prioritization of issues and allocation of appropriate resource to achieve resolutions.

Play an active role in ensuring that the Telemetry & On‑car systems, along with key support systems deliver optimal performance for our clients.

Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry best practices, highlight opportunities for improvement through the appropriate channels, and advocate for enhancements, where beneficial.

Facilitate and promote communication between R&D activities and Operational requirements, ensuring development paths align with operational needs.

Provide technical support and guidance on the architectural evolution of Telemetry and On-car electronic systems.

Proficient in systems architecture, requirements analysis, system modeling, and validation and verification  available to attend up to 70% of F1 events including assisting with installing, commissioning, and operating the systems er Collaborate with QMO and PMO, aligning Telemetry & On-car systems with requirements, processes and activities.

Provide technical input on the design and development of future systems.

Provide technical oversight for Teams private testing support, attending some tests to represent F1 as Product Owner.

Propose solutions that deliver faster, better, stronger for all aspects of our obligations.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities In this role it is essential that you are:

Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality, performance, and reliability

Be highly motivated, adaptable and flexible to change

Willing to travel extensively internationally throughout the year

Qualifications

You may also have the following qualifications:

Educated to degree level and industry experience in electronics engineering (or…