Red Bull Powertrains has an exciting opportunity to join our technical team as we transition from building our team’s first Power Units to refining them into a race-ready package, all aimed at delivering the most competitive car on the 2026 Formula One grid. We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our ERS Production team. You will be based at our cutting-edge engineering and manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes, designed to produce high-performance Power Units for the 2026 engine regulations.
You will be a key part of the Team which is responsible to work on the mechanical design of tools for cell preparation, subsystem and battery cell testing along with MGU manufacturing and build.
Key responsibilities of this Mechanical Engineer role are:
- Design of production equipment, jigs and tools.
- Finalise and release drawings.
- To liaise with Production Engineer Team Leader to determine realistic project schedules
- Ensure design and drawings fulfil Design Office standards.
- Organisation and overseeing of rig testing
- Data analysis and making recommendations for improvements
- Reporting of results in a clear, concise and structured manner
- Any other duties as reasonably required by the Company
To be successful in this Mechanical Engineer role, you will need:
- Good Degree in Mechanical Engineering, similar discipline or equivalent experience
- Metallic component design experience required.
- Knowledge of Lithium-Ion batteries would be beneficial
- Able to work as part of a team as well as ability to work on own initiative
- Experience of the fundamentals of mechanical design including best practices for machining, fixings, sealed junctions, fabrication and surface treatments.
- Ability to create designs from schemes through to completed part drawings.
- Familiar with CAD packages, previous experience of Siemens NX preferable
- Previous Cell tester or Cell manufacturing tools and equipment system design experience would
- Fluent in spoken & written English.
- Cross cultural working environment experience
- Occasional domestic and travel overseas may be required
- Full Driving license and competence to drive in the UK
- PC literate
Not only is this a fantastic Mechanical Engineer role, but it is also a fantastic team to work with here at Red Bull Powertrains. A good salary is just the start, there are many other benefits too such as our bonus scheme, private health care cover, life assurance scheme, workplace nursery scheme, company contributed pension scheme, on site gym & fitness classes, free daily food allowance, and a cycle to work scheme; but above all, the job satisfaction doesn’t get any better than the feeling of making a real contribution to our championship winning grand prix cars.
