Transmission and Component Assembly Technician

McLaren Racing • Full-time • Woking, ENG, GB • 6d ago

At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.

Purpose of the Role:

To participate in the build and assembly of Formula One car transmissions. Working in order to build transmission assemblies and associated support equipment, both at and away from McLaren Technology Centre (MTC).

Principal Accountabilities:

New build, service and preparation of Formula One car transmission and Car Sub Assembly Components

Assist in the build of support equipment and Tooling.

Build exacting to McLaren Standards and directly supporting the Race, Heritage and TPC Teams

Always ensuring tasks are completed to a very high standard, often to tight deadlines and in a pressurised environment

Occasional Event Support Attendance with TPC and Heritage teams.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Experience of working in a highly technical engineering function

Ability to interpret engineering specifications and drawings

Previous experience of working in a motorsport team environment and evidence of understanding of engineering functions

Previous experience of working with composite materials

Previous experience of reliability and fault reporting

Previous experience of race car transmission assembly, including pass off testing and dyno running

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and digital systems, to drive process improvements regarding digital build and lifing management.

An understanding of Magnetic Particle Crack check and Ultrasonic NDT procedures

Personal Attributes:

Must be able to proactively use initiative where appropriate

Highly self-motivated to achieve targets set both for this role and the wider team

A team player who is supportive of others

Determined, results focused and driven to achieve a successful outcome

Eager to learn and enthusiastic

Good analytical skills and attention to detail

Ability to work effectively to deadlines and achieve targets

Must have the ability and willingness to travel extensively both in the UK and abroad

What McLaren can offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.

We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace. McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking.

Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.

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