At the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, every win starts with the energy to exceed our exceptional standards.
It’s the belief and focus you give that powers our performance.
Whether you’re leading innovation, bringing precision to our manufacturing or supporting trackside operations around the world, every detail matters.
We’re setting new standards in our sport, together. More growth, more pride, more of what makes our team exceptional. Give all. Gain more.
Build your skills. Make an impact. Race towards excellence.
Every dream needs a team.
Join the Reliability Department as we take on the challenge of Formula One’s exciting new era of sustainable technical regulations.
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:
Essential:
Desirable:
As a Reliability Industrial Placement, your work will span:
Previous students who joined us in this role have gone on to F1 careers in roles such as:
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.
We believe that building a more inclusive and diverse culture helps us go faster and further.
From recruitment and building our future talent pipeline to internal communications and leadership training, we’re building a team where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.
Our aim is to attract, develop and retain exceptional people from all backgrounds, creating a workplace where all team members feel respected, supported and able to fulfil their potential.
We will ask you to complete our application form as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please upload your cover letter and CV as one single PDF file.
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.
As part of the selection process, you may be required to complete a combination of the following tests at various stages (if you have not completed the same test within the last 6 months):
Technical and Psychometric Testing - you will have a 7-day window to complete your test with the deadline clearly stated in your test email.
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