Engine Build Placement

About the Role

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with our experienced build teams on a variety of mechanical, electronic, and hybrid products.
• Gain hands-on experience assembling and building critical components.
• Receive training on Siemens NX CAD software and be involved in design activities.
• Participate in designing and procuring innovative ideas to improve our build process and procedures.
• Engage with the team to suggest continuous improvements to product reliability and quality.
• Collaborate across departments in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment where no two days are the same.
• Bring fresh ideas and innovative thinking to help solve engineering challenges and enhance our competitive edge.

Your team will ensure the meticulously engineered and machined power unit components are assembled with precision, without fault, and with great repeatability. Without this function, the power unit as we know it today simply could not have been built. Your role would not include designing power unit components.

Being agile and fast is crucial as we rapidly develop tools, processes, and products towards the new Power Unit regulation changes for the start of the 2026 championship season. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your CAD skills in Siemens NX, work with our obligatory Faults System, and liaise with a myriad of divisions across the company: Automation, Engine Build, Project Management and Product Design, to name but a few. 

An element of your role will be working closely with Project Management and Engine Build. Acquainting yourself with every Power Unit component by mapping them from a Bill of Materials to kits needed to assemble the engine at any given stage of its build; you will be orchestrating the requirements for stores to pick against.

You will also have the opportunity to help build the Internal Combustion Engine, Electric Machines, and Battery Packs, through the tools and process improvements you’ll be delivering. 

We will endeavour to give you the most rounded experience possible. In exchange, we’ll be looking for creativity, drive, rigour, and excitement to assure extraordinary work.

You may be a motorsport enthusiast, a technology aficionado, or simply an admirer of perfection, we want you to be part of our history and join the ranks of those who dare to dream and push the art of the possible towards our future success.

What We Need from You

• A curious, tenacious, and driven individual eager to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• On track to achieve a minimum of a 2:1 in an Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Automotive degree.
• Ideally, previous experience with Siemens NX or Visual Basic.
• Creative and innovative mindset to overcome engineering challenges.
• Adaptable and resilient, able to handle the pressures of being race-ready.
• A strong team player with excellent communication skills — able to engage effectively with senior managers and peers alike.
• While an interest in cars or racing isn’t required, a thirst for knowledge and willingness to learn is essential.
• Willingness to go the extra mile to help the team succeed.

Why Join Us?

This isn’t just any internship — it’s a chance to see the direct impact of your work on a Formula 1 car that will hit the track. You’ll gain invaluable experience working with some of the best in the business and be part of a team pushing the boundaries of performance and innovation. Opportunities like this are rare, so if you’re ready to challenge yourself and grow, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Work in a state-of-the-art Research and Development centre alongside some of Formula 1’s best engineers.
• Exposure to real F1 engineering drawings and CAD models of cutting-edge products.
• Opportunity to engage in exciting technological challenges across mechanical, electronic, and hybrid systems.

Our benefits:

• A salary of £30,000 per annum.
• Collective bonus scheme.
• Company lease car scheme.
• 36 days' annual leave.
• Access to a generous pension scheme.
• A range of other benefits and staff discounts.

What to do next:

• Submit your on-line application, CV and covering letter.
  • Within this we would like to learn as much about you as possible. Tell us about your hobbies and passions; related and unrelated to the scheme or degree you are studying as this will help you stand out against candidates that may have the same qualifications and grades as you.
  • Please remember to list the grades you have achieved against the respective qualifications, employment and project experience.
  • As part of our Diversity and Inclusion policy please do not put a photo of yourself on your CV.
• Your application will be screened by HR and the hiring manager.
• If successful you will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre which will take place in January 2027.
• If successful, your scheme will start in August/September 2027.

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.

During your application process we are committed to providing additional support where it may be needed. If you need additional financial support to help attend Assessment Centres and Interviews you can apply to be considered to receive our Interview Travel Bursary which will provide full reimbursement for any travel expenses incurred. At the point of a successful invitation to interview please raise this with your Recruitment contact at HPP.

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, there may be periods of time during the process where you don’t hear anything from us. Don’t worry! We will advise you of the outcome of your application regardless of the result so please bear with us. 

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