At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. And everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.

The closing date for this role is expected to be Wednesday 28th August; in the case of a high volume of applications, the vacancy may be closed sooner or may be closed temporarily to allow applications to be reviewed in good time.

At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.

Analysis & Development group

The recently created Analysis & Development group is tasked with improving the technical integration of the various stakeholders within the Aerodynamics Department: Aerodynamic Development, Aerodynamic Performance Group, CFD, Wind-Tunnel Technology, Design and Operations - and more broadly, Car performance and Data science groups - through the continuous evolution of our aerodynamic development methodology resulting from a thorough data driven analysis and increased understanding.

The group is purposefully small, but must be highly re-active, active and pro-active to successfully complement the work carried out by the specialized stakeholders in our common focused aim of improving lap time performance.

Purpose of the role

The key challenge for the Analysis & Development group within the Aerodynamics department is to deliver, through detailed data analysis and modelling, useful aerodynamic insights that enhance the ability of the aero department to deliver car performance at a faster rate.

The role is essentially technical and requires a high level of technical flexibility and creativity.

Role dimensions

• Sits within the Analysis & Development group, reporting to the Head of Analysis & Development.
• Flexibility in working hours is required (some evenings and weekends).

Principal accountabilities

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders across the Aerodynamics department (and beyond where required) to identify aerodynamic challenges and data which merits deeper analysis.
• Dedicate time to explore data sources that could be better exploited to enhance aerodynamic understanding.
• Look at data from all environments (CFD, WT & track) in different ways from traditional aero development to gain new insights and develop metrics to enhance performance.
• Apply and help develop new and innovative data science methods / techniques to draw out interesting trends and information that can influence car performance.
• Robustly challenge assumptions and beliefs to ensure we have the data to support our philosophy & design directions.
• Collaborate with the Aero Performance Group using track and simulator data to help define further performance opportunities.
• Submit CFD cases, deliver CFD analysis and input.
• Summarize, report and be proactive in communicating and presenting results of any studies or analysis to stakeholders from project scoping through to completion, with the intention of improving the lap time performance of the race car.
• Attend team reviews, contributing to the ideas and design philosophy discussions about where to find further aero performance.
• Promote collaborative work when discussing results or defining development direction.

Job requirements Knowledge, skills and experience

• Strong data driven analysis skills.
• Good knowledge of flow structure characteristics and flow breakdown mechanisms.
• Good knowledge of motorsport Aerodynamics development with sound knowledge in one or more of the following: racing car wind tunnel testing, CFD application and/or methodology, on-track aero performance environments.
• A high-level understanding of the experimental techniques and technology in use in aerodynamic development, the analysis tools available, and possible limitations of the data.
• Demonstrable experience in the analysis of data sets to understand underlying behaviour.
• A degree in a relevant STEM subject area, or equivalent industry experience.
• Desirable, but not required.
  • Demonstrable CAD design experience; experience with 3DX preferred
  • Software programming skills (R&D “prototype” level)

Personal attributes

• A team player but with the initiative to make own decisions and work with minimal supervision.
• Self-starter, able to collaborate with the key stakeholders to identify opportunities and then make proposals for solutions.
• Curious, with a desire to seek out and share new ideas and knowledge with others.
• Resilient in the face of challenges; Able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, often with ever-changing priorities and enjoy and be comfortable in dealing with new technical challenges at a fast evolution pace.
• The ability to plan and organize a project to deliver and execute to target specifications, often to a tight deadline.
• Good communication skills, able to use different approaches to collaborate with a wide variety of team members at all levels and across different departments/disciplines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and analytical approach, with attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to working hours due to the nature of F1 work.

What McLaren can offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.

We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.

Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.

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