Research and Development Industrial Placement Opportunity

4 weeks ago


Hazel Grove, Stockport, United Kingdom Williams Racing Full time

About the Role:

The R&D department at Williams Racing plays a crucial role in both signing off car components and delivering car performance.

Your Responsibilities:

As a R&D Industrial Placement, you will be at the heart of our R&D team, where you'll play a critical role in collaborating & developing rigs to sign off car components to a high standard and carry out R&D tests in search of performance upgrades.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Carry out all forms of testing on or off-site for which the department has responsibility or involvement, including build and maintenance of test rigs and associated equipment and assembly of items under test.
  • Ensure that sensors are correctly calibrated prior to performing any tests.
  • Complete test reports (when required) and test schedules for all tests that are undertaken.
  • Ensure that test rigs are operated, and tests are performed in a safe manner.
  • Ensure that testing areas, workbenches and storage areas are kept clean and organised.
  • Maintain test rigs where necessary and report any maintenance requirements that could result in injury to the user or other staff.
  • Assist with all activities undertaken in the R&D department when asked to do so.
  • Liaise with all other departments within the company as required in order to carry out test work efficiently and correctly.
  • Sign off pass-off test documentation for components and assemblies tested in the department.
  • Maintain and operate the department's eight post rig, assisting with car build and set-up changes before and during testing.
  • Support the department's involvement in all forms of off-site testing, such as MIRA, Cranfield and other on- or off-track events.
  • Service and maintain hydraulic equipment (ring mains, power pack, actuators etc).
  • Carry out component and sub-assembly tests for strength, durability and performance using a range of hydraulic test equipment (hand pumps, single axis test machines, multi-axis bespoke rigs).

About Williams Racing:

Williams Racing is a leading Formula One team with 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977.

What We Offer:

A competitive holiday package, staff events/open days, a subsidised restaurant on site and various car schemes, an on-site gym (open 24 hours a day) as well as various fitness classes including outdoors bootcamps, pilates and yoga free for all staff and contractors to use, and free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks.


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