Senior Composite Design Engineer

2 days ago

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Williams Racing Full time £65,000 - £110,000 per year
Company Description

For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name. 

Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors' Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers' Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.

Job Description

We are look for an experienced and ambitious Senior Composite Design Engineer to join our Suspension, Steering and Brakes (SSB) group in our Technical team here at Williams

The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking and guiding a range of designs from initial concepts through to prototype production as well as supporting the Head of Department and Principal Engineer to deliver performance-enhancing technology.

Our ideal candidate is someone with strong understanding of composites materials engineering and science together with detailed knowledge of relevant composites manufacturing technologies.

As a Senior Composite Design Engineer, you will:

  • Layout of design schemes which respect regulatory and structural requirements, packaging, aerodynamics and composite manufacturing techniques. Detailing of parts and assemblies.
  • Calculation work and production of system documentation.
  • Conduct and contribute to design reviews at individual through to whole engineering team level.
  • Adopt end-to-end ownership for projects incorporating manufacture, build, testing and racing, including fault analysis and resolution requiring close collaboration with the wider team.
  • Support checking responsibility for detailed drawings, including design review against specification and previous designs.
  • Driving continuous improvement and promote autonomous creativity to unlock performance.
  • Engage with development of junior members of the team, mentoring and instilling best practice and a mindset of continuous improvement.

Our ideal candidate is someone who has:

  • A relevant degree or equivalent qualification supported by significant design experience in motorsport, aerospace or a related field, with expertise in running end-to-end programs.
  • Knowledge of composites stress analysis for preliminary sizing.
  • Strong CAD skills, ideally with experience of Siemens NX.
  • The ability to own and lead projects in their area of expertise.
  • A proactive approach to problem-solving, along with good attention to detail.
  • Great organisational skills and be well organised with the ability to clearly prioritise tasks to agreed deadlines.
  • Willingness to mentor less experienced engineers within the team.
  • Embrace the challenge of contributing to Williams' objective to be best in class.
  • A friendly, collaborative outlook, with good communication and organisation skills will help the successful candidate integrate well into our design team.
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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.

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