Vacancies

Powertrain Integration Industrial Placement

Brackley, United Kingdom

Build your skills. Make an impact. Race towards excellence.

Every dream needs a team.

Join the Powertrain Integration Department as we take on the challenge of Formula One’s exciting new era of sustainable technical regulations.

By spending your year in industry with us, you will:

• Apply your learning in one of the most technically demanding global sports

• Take on responsibility as you are supported and trained throughout your year

• Join us for a year-long placement from the end of June 2026 to the end of July 2027

• Work in a fast-paced environment at our state-of-the-art factory in Brackley, United Kingdom

• Be an integral part of a cohort of students working across all functions of our team

As an Industrial Placement in Powertrain Integration:

The Powertrain Integration group forms part of the overall Design Office at Brackley and is responsible for the layout, design and management of a number of key -performance and reliability functions of the F1 car - namely the gearbox, hydraulics, clutch, PU cooling systems, fuel system, pneumatics and exhausts.

As an industrial placement student within our group, you will work alongside our experienced engineers and take ownership of a variety of design and capability projects in support of our current and future F1 Powertrain programmes. The design projects will see you work for one of our Lead Powertrain Engineers delivering performance directly to the car and will see you produce parts and manufacturing drawings as part of upgrade and fault-fix programmes. The capability projects are longer-term projects across your placement and offer the ability to collaborate closely with our Build, Dyno and Test & Development departments to improve our reliability.

Our group is structured in a way that we can accommodate both those who wish to specialise in a single Powertrain area, or those who wish to gain exposure to a number of specialisms with time - thus providing excellent career development opportunities to the right candidate.

Successful candidates will:

• Be currently studying a degree with relevance to engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Automotive, Aeronautical, Mechatronics, Physics)

• Have at least one year remaining on your current course or be enrolled on your next course* from the point at which you start your placement with us (Please note that if you will be enrolled on a Masters or PhD course you will need to be able to evidence enrolment to confirm eligibility)

• Take full ownership of their work, driving projects forward with initiative and independence

• Be adaptable, have a proactive mindset, a collaborative approach and thrive in a team environment

• Show determination and resilience when facing challenges

• Have keen attention to detail

• Possess an analytical and inquisitive approach

• Relish challenges and enjoy pushing for continuous improvement

Additional desirable criteria:

• Experience and enjoyment of any of the following specialisms would be beneficial:

  • Gear and bearing design

  • hydraulic systems

  • thermodynamics and cooling

  • electric motor design

  • composite materials design/manufacture

  • additive layer design/manufacture

• Practical experience of building, maintaining and/or analysing motor/electric vehicles (for example – Formula Student, racing/volunteering in race series, kit car build).

• Coding and programming skills (for example: Python, Matlab, Modelica, VBA), including visualisation and working with big data.

• Affiliate membership of an engineering institution (e.g. IMechE, IM3, IET, IOP, RAeS).

• Track record and evidence of participation in outreach activities (e.g. DoE, volunteering, charity work, mentoring, fundraising).

Benefits:

When you put the effort in, we give it back. Start with a competitive salary, a generous joining bonus, add in a world-class wellbeing programme (including a free on-site gym), delicious subsidised food, and private medical cover - all on our riverside campus powered by 100% renewable energy. You’ll have everything you need to thrive both inside and outside of work.

How to apply:

• Submit your CV and cover letter as a single PDF to our Workday portal

• Complete our application form

Our IP programme is designed with the intent to progress into available graduate roles in the future. You will be required to meet the eligibility criteria of the IP programme including any right to work requirements for your application to progress. As these roles are based in the UK, any visa sponsorship must meet current Home Office immigration rules.