Engineering Trainee - Customer Team Inventory Analyst

Mechanical, Automotive, Manufacturing, Data, Analytics, Finance.

We are recruiting for an Engineering Trainee to join our Customer Engineering Department as an Inventory Analyst.

You will play a vital role in supporting the design, build, delivery, and operation of our in-house industrial automation machines, ensuring that every machine is delivered with the correct technical documentation, compliance records, and supporting guides.

The purpose of the role is to…

  • Facilitate alignment between FIA Financial/Technical regulations and efficient operation of business processes for all customer team hardware and/or contractual obligations
  • Maximise accuracy of financial or Engineering records to ensure that all customer team hardware costs are accurately recorded and directly attributable.
  • Give timely and accurate business visibility of customer team hardware financial status
  • To correct and address the root cause of issues relating to customer team business processes, creating early warning indicators where possible
  • To champion the adherence to the customer team exclusion financial regulations
  • Ensure maximum business process efficiency in relation to customer team hardware exclusion whilst maintaining flexibility in our processes.

Success in this role will be if you…

  • Action adjustments to historical system records to ensure alignment with the latest programme declarations
  • Ensure robust application of Power Unit Supply Perimeter (PUSP) for both contractual and cost cap compliance
  • Be the Subject Matter Expert for application of the FIA financial/technical regulations on Customer Team hardware
  • Provide accurate information and analysis on F1 customer team hardware throughout their life cycles to facilitate decision making and proactively flag risks
  • Perform analysis on adherence of customer team hardware to the Formula One financial and technical regulations
  • Work with Finance and other Cost Analysts to ensure consistency of approach and methodologies, aligning processes and standardising practices.
  • Close alignment with the overall financial reporting processes and stakeholders
  • Able to highlight hardware budget risks based on regulation changes and analyse potential options for mitigation

Therefore we need you to...

Be skilled at…

  • All round knowledge of mechanical engineering practices and systems.
  • Engineering solutions considering material selection, manufacturability, heat treatment & other process requirements, surface finish requirements, geometrical tolerancing & control over critical features, etc.
  • Data analytics and conversion to actionable business insight
  • Communication; clear, concise, confident, happy to speak up and challenge
  • Simplifying complexity – understanding the fine detail and being able to take a step back to translate that message to others
  • Making rational decisions based on available information (even when incomplete), taking appropriate action, prioritising under pressure and understanding when to escalate

Have experience of…

  • Broad knowledge of internal combustion engines & energy recovery systems, preferably in F1.
  • Ability to read and create engineering drawings.
  • Ability to use CAD software (preferably NX).
  • Large scale business data analysis
  • Influencing across departments in order to achieve business requirements
  • Working in an equally fast paced/demanding environment (desirable)
  • Excel, SAP, Team Centre and PLC or other data management software

Demonstrate knowledge of…

  • Process analysis methodologies
  • Stakeholder management techniques
  • Status tool reporting development
  • CAE analysis of components and assemblies. GD&T
  • FiA Technical, sporting and financial regulations.

Hold these qualifications…

  • Bachelor's (2.1 min) or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive, Engineering Management or other related discipline
  • Financial or Accounting, Data Analyst relevant qualifications or experiences will be highly desirable

Be…

  • Driven to deliver – resourceful, determined and focused.
  • Thorough in your approach with excellent attention to detail.
  • Pragmatic in your approach to maximise efficiency.
  • Well organised and methodical with respect to completing tasks.
  • A confident and concise verbal and written communicator.
  • A good team player, with a willingness to be flexible.

What can we offer you?

Our benefits package includes:

  • A salary of £33,000pa
  • 36 days' annual leave
  • Access to a generous pension scheme
  • Onsite Gym
  • A variety of other benefits and staff discounts

We recognise that the ideal candidate for this role may not meet every requirement in this advert and understand that some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Mercedes AMG HPP our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring are critical to our success. HPP does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or group or class protected by any local law and we encourage applications from any background.

Application process:

After submitting your online application, supported by your CV, the team will be conducting CV reviews. If successful, you will be invited to an interview onsite at our factory.

This role is seeking someone who is immediately available.

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  • Deadline
    October 30th, 2026
  • Starting
    Immediate Start
  • Salary
    £33,000 + benefits
  • Degree required
    2:1 and above
  • Location
    Brixworth (Northamptonshire)
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Disciplines Accepted...
  • Accountancy
  • Analytics/Statistics
  • Automotive
  • Data Science
  • FinTech/Finance
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical
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