Dyno Team Leader

**Dyno Team Leader (Cell)**

**Brackley, UK**

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars with the aim of fighting for world championships each and every year.

Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.

Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.

**About the Role**:
As a Team Leader in the dyno you will be responsible for line management of a team of technicians and scheduling their activities across our four cells to deliver performance and reliability to the track. The team is sized to accommodate business as usual activities but the team leader is expected to be able to provide Senior Technician support as required during times such as key programme events.

**Key Accountabilities (Duties)**:
Your Team Leader duties will include:

- Direct line management of a group of cell technicians within the dyno setting - supporting their continued professional and personal development in line with the Engineering Group framework.
- Ownership of the preparation of the test cells within the dyno, and the execution of events and test programmes that take place in these cells. To achieve this successfully will involve collaboration with your mirror “Dyno Team Leader (Car)”, the Test Engineering team, and the “R&D Manager” to correctly prioritise and assign work amongst your direct reports.
- Contribute to developing a performance culture - one that encourages curiosity, a can-do attitude, an experimental mindset, and where there is clarity on how the dyno contributes to trackside performance delivery.
- Work closely with the “Dyno Team Leader (Car)” - building a supportive working relationship to ensuring that the two teams work collaboratively and with an appreciation of the strengths and challenges of each role.

These are in addition to the following Senior Technician duties:

- Consider behaviours at a team rather than individual level. You will be proactive in your support in demonstrating the importance of all our PRIDE values, our curiosity to turn problems into opportunities, our housekeeping standards, and our approach to Health and Safety across the factory.
- Maintain your Subject Matter Expert (SME) level across the consoles and capability of the cells within the dyno.
- Dyno support during events (covering “proof of concept”, “production sign-off”, “performance testing” and “turnaround service” activities), including but not limited to:

- Operating the test consoles.
- Responsibility for the correct installation of the Unit Under Test into the cell.
- Verifying the requested parameters before proceeding with testing.
- Setup and maintenance of our dyno equipment, including but not limited to:

- In-cell facility equipment such as fluid heaters and pumps.
- Reporting of feedbacks, and taking responsibility of resolving dyno-side issues.
- Collaborate with the design, build. and test engineering teams to identify the most efficient and effective methods of delivering the agreed objectives within a test programme.
- Participate in cross-training activities - educating others in your area(s) of specialism and being open to learning about other areas of the car. This includes the support of business needs in other areas of Research and Development, and developing strategy with race team and heritage on skillsets and approach.
- Proactively support continuous improvement and data quality activities to improve our decision-making processes.
- Support the enablement of our test facilities for commercial use.

Essential:

- Demonstrable experience of working in a high-performance engineering environment.
- Experience in delivering results in support of a fast-paced programme with immovable deadlines.
- Ability to collaborate and negotiate to deliver results across different departments.
- Ability to read engineering drawings, build fixtures and verify setups for experiments.
- A proven ability to take the initiative.
- Curious, committed to continuous learning, and ability to adapt quickly to change.
- Ability to empathetically deal with sensitive people matters.

Desirable:

- Previous experience working in a dyno, test bench or test laboratory environment.
- Good practical knowledge of any of the following systems: gearboxes, hydraulic systems, cooling systems, braking systems.
- Analysis of live and logged data to draw conclusion of component and system health.
- Trackside motorsport experience.
- Previous line management responsibility.

Specific Advantageous Experiences:

- Experience of AVL PUMA 2.0, MTS, Beckhoff and D-Space user interfaces.