Mechanical Design Engineer

2 weeks ago


Northamptonshire East Midlands Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom The Mercedes AMG-PETRONAS Formula One Team Full time

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.

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.

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an engaged and innovative Mechanical Design Engineer in the Mechanical Design group.

Reporting to one of our Lead Mechanical Design Engineers, based in the Driver Controls Group, you will undertake design projects from concept, through to design, testing, and integration on the race car.

Using a creative, analytical approach alongside detailed design work, you will support senior engineers with large projects as well as projects of your own.

Key responsibilities/Duties:
  • Take technical ownership of a variety of projects on the cars control systems, encompassing both metallic and composite design from concept, through testing to implementation on the race car.
  • Generating 3D models, Assemblies and 2D drawings including defining and documenting manufacturing information.
  • Support in the definition and management of performance & reliability lab testing programs for relevant designs & projects.
  • Reliability management of assigned systems throughout component life cycle and in support of the teams reliability function.
  • Close collaboration with internal and external manufacturing departments to ensure fully integrated designs that achieve optimal car performance.
  • Understand and drive cost effective design solutions.
Essential skills and experience:
  • Mechanical, automotive or aeronautical degree (2:1 minimum grade) or similar.
  • Experience within high level motorsport/engineering an advantage.
  • Proven in-depth understanding of mechanical design and its application with a solid first principles understanding, materials and manufacturing techniques.
  • Experience of Catia V5/3DX solid modelling and surfacing design package would be beneficial.
  • Use of finite element analysis tools (ideally with Catia V5/3DX package) and hand calculation methodologies to produce reliable and optimised designs is a significant benefit.
Benefits:

Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment and employee well-being programmes.

Why us:

At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.

Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.

Your Application:

We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please note if you would like to include a cover letter please upload it with your CV as one PDF document.

Online Testing:

As part of the application process, you will be required to complete the following test (if you have not completed them within the last 6 months)



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