As an Industrial Placement in Aerodynamic Design, you will be working alongside our Aerodynamicists and Designers and collaborating as part of a small team, your role will cover our main design disciplines of Surfacing and Model Design. You will play your part in improving the quality, efficiency and accuracy of designs to support the aero development.
This role will see you using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to generate aero surfaces that are compliant with Technical Regulations, as well as designing components for our state-of-the-art wind-tunnel model. Additionally, you will support improvements to our design methods, tools and processes through programming, automation or other process improvements.
As an Industrial Placement in Aerodynamics, you will be working collaboratively as part of a small group, you will apply your thoughtful and inquisitive nature to exciting projects that improve the aerodynamic performance of our car, enhance our tools and methodologies.
Depending on your specific placement within the Aerodynamics Department, you could find yourself testing in our on-site wind tunnel, evaluating different concepts with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), modelling your ideas using Computer-Aided Design (CAD), or applying your programming skills to develop new analysis tools.
As an Industrial Placement in Car Build you will be working in a department that is responsible for the assembly of most major components that make up our race cars. As a key member of this team, you will directly support our various departments with a wide range of tasks. Your responsibilities will include:
As a Composite Design Industrial Placement, you will become an integral part of our design group. We are responsible for the Chassis, Transmission Carrier, Crash Structures, Wings and Floor/Bodywork, so you will have the scope to work on a wide range of car components. Your responsibilities will include:
As a Controls Industrial Placement, you will join the Control Systems in F1 our in our Applied Science department. Both placements sit at the heart of Formula One control systems engineering, involving embedded control software, real-time systems, simulation environments, calibration, data analysis and software tooling.
In the Applied Performance role, you will focus on how control systems behave on the car and during race and test operations, while building experience across many aspects of the on-car control system. You will build an understanding of the control systems, the mechanical systems they govern and the driver’s interaction with those systems. You will support remote operational control systems activities during race events, including real-time monitoring and post-session analysis, and create detailed pre- and post-event reports for performance control systems such as race starts, driveability and powertrain operation. You will also contribute to on-car systems calibration, data analysis and the development of physical and virtual control system test environments.
In the Capability role, you will focus on the simulations, test rigs, tools and infrastructure that allow control systems to be developed and validated. You will be involved in developing and maintaining real-time control systems, vehicle simulations, test facility controls and supporting development tools across our SIL, HIL, dyno and driver-in-the-loop simulator environments. This includes high-fidelity real-time vehicle simulation, industrial plant control, facility automation and integration with on-car electronics, allowing you to contribute to projects that underpin both factory testing and performance development.
As an Industrial Placement in Electronics, you will join a department that covers a wide range of activities: from analogue and digital circuit design and PCB layout, to system testing verification and electronic fault finding, as well as electro-mechanical design and wiring harness design.
Industrial Placements in Electronics are flexible to suit your skills and interests. We have no fixed Industrial Placement programme: given the wide range of activities undertaken by the department, we will ensure that you spend your time working alongside staff who you are able to learn from, working in areas that inspire and motivate you. Our Industrial Placements work on projects that make a direct impact on our F1 programme, and your contribution will be critical to the ongoing success of these projects.
As an Industrial Placement in Engineering Software, you will be involved in all aspects of the development, deployment and support of the off-car software stack, supporting the operation of the simulators, R&D facilities, and race cars.
You will immerse yourself in remote operational support of events, providing real-time monitoring and ensuring robustness of the data production processes that support high-performance engineering decisions.
You will also interface with stakeholders across the business to provide assistance, understand issues and feature requests, and work with the wider group to plan work going forward.
As an Industrial Placement in Metallic Machining, you will support the production of critical metallic components for our race car and wind tunnel programmes, working in a live Formula One manufacturing environment where quality, speed and precision all matter.
You’ll gain exposure to high-precision parts including gearbox casings, suspension uprights, axles, aero structures and 60% scale model components, while seeing how machining processes, planning, inspection and problem solving come together across both our race car and aero machine shops.
This is real project work, not shadowing. Your contribution will support manufacturing for the race car and wind tunnel programmes, with visible impact on quality, throughput and manufacturing performance. You’ll be encouraged to ask questions, challenge processes and help turn ideas into practical improvements. You’ll be coached by Managers, Team Leaders and Production Engineers while contributing to improvement projects focused on throughput, non-conformance reduction, automation and shop-floor data visibility. Over the year, you’ll build confidence in applying problem solving to real manufacturing challenges. You’ll also work with teams across manufacturing, quality, design, build and aero operations, giving you a broader understanding of how machining decisions influence car development and performance.
As a Powertrain Integration an Industrial Placement, you will join a group that 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.
As a Programme Operations Industrial Placement, you will join the Test Operations function within the Programmes team responsible for coordinating and delivering the car development and validation test programme across Test & Development, Dyno and Track activities.
You will work with a wide range of engineering departments to improve planning, visibility, automation and operational processes across the test programme. You will contribute to the development of new tools, systems, dashboards and reporting solutions that enhance decision-making and improve programme delivery.
This role offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in programme engineering, operational management, data analysis, automation and continuous improvement within a high-performance Formula One environment. It is ideally suited to someone who enjoys solving complex problems, improving processes and developing practical solutions using engineering and data.
As an Industrial Placement in Race Strategy or Race Engineering you will join the Race Team running support systems and providing analysis of data for both race and test events. Outside of these events the successful candidates will contribute towards development and automation of tools used within the race team. Your responsibilities will include:
As an Industrial Placement in Reliability and Engineering Process you will work in a department that ensures every component performs as intended, from identifying reliability risks during the design phase through to investigating and resolving on-track failures. The group also shapes engineering best practices and design standards to ensure car systems are right first time.
This is a unique opportunity, offering exposure to the complete F1 car lifecycle — from concept to racing — whilst involving you in projects across the entire car. You’ll be directly involved from day one, working on real engineering challenges and evolving the capabilities and processes that keep our cars competitive. Collaborating with engineers and technicians across Design, Build, Test, and the Race Team, you’ll tackle real-world problems. Many of your projects will be responses to on-track reliability issues, giving you exposure to a wide range of technical topics and deepening your understanding of F1 car systems. Your responsibilities will include:
As an Industrial Placement in Research and Development Design Group, you will work alongside experienced engineers and take ownership of a variety of design and capability projects that support both our current and future Formula One programmes.
You will contribute to Design activities associated with Dyno and Test Laboratory testing programmes, including full-car Dyno test events. In addition, you will have the opportunity to support the design and development of garage pit equipment used to support trackside operations, while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across our testing and development facilities.
As an Industrial Placement in Research and Development Testing Group, you will offer engineering support to the operations teams within one of our two main test facilities – the Dyno and the Test Laboratory. The projects and responsibilities associated with the testing roles include:
As a Systems Simulation Industrial Placement, you will be providing simulation, analysis and engineering tooling support to help understand, predict and improve race-car performance. The role combines tool development, engineering analysis, dynamic simulation and race-event support, giving exposure to the full lifecycle from concept through to trackside operations. Key responsibilities include:
As a Structures Industrial Placement, you will be delivering right-first-time structural engineering for high-performance mechanical and composite components, working closely with designers and test engineers to support race car and test-rig structures throughout their lifecycle. Key responsibilities include:
As a Technology Engineering Industrial Placement student, you will become an integral member of our team, contributing directly to the development and performance of our Formula One car. Working within a fast-paced and innovative engineering environment, you will focus on designing, developing, and improving the hardware used across our state-of-the-art wind tunnel, driver simulators, and dynos, all of which play a critical role in testing, validating, and refining vehicle performance.
You will collaborate closely with experienced engineers, designers, and technicians, supporting ongoing design and build activities while gaining exposure to the full engineering lifecycle. From developing detailed mechanical assemblies and producing design documentation, to supporting manufacturing, testing, and installation, you will gain hands-on experience across a wide range of projects.
Alongside supporting existing programmes, you will also have the opportunity to take ownership of your own engineering projects from conception through to completion. This will include defining requirements, generating design solutions, managing project timelines, coordinating stakeholders, overseeing build activities, and delivering final outcomes. Through these experiences, you will develop valuable technical, project management, and problem-solving skills while making a meaningful contribution to the technologies that support the performance of our team.
As a Vehicle Performance Industrial Placement, you will join the Performance Department focusing on developing and applying world class simulation & modelling capabilities with the aim of maximising the performance / competitiveness of our Formula One car. You’ll collaborate with a diverse group of talented engineers, contributing to real performance projects, from advancing cutting-edge simulation tools to supporting race weekends in our driver-in-the-loop simulator.
We have several placements in this department:
The learning and experience in these roles will lay an excellent foundation for a wide range of potential career paths in Formula One. Previous IPs in the Performance Department have since progressed into race engineers, machine learning engineers and performance simulation engineers within the team.
Motorsport is not your typical 9-5 office job, as we support races all over the world in different time zones. In these roles you may have the opportunity to participate in race support from our Factory in Brackley.
