Research and Development Testing: Dyno and Lab Industrial Placements
Brackley, UK
At The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team we are a team of passionate and enthusiastic people who work together to design and develop the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.
Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.
Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.
About the Role:
As a Research and Development Testing Industrial Placement, 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 associated with this role will include:
Support critical performance events such as our Virtual Track Test (Dyno) and Seven Poster Dynamics Test (Lab) to push laptime and reliability to the track.
Conduct business-as-usual tests, which could include characterising cooling components within our thermal test cell or defining mechanical properties for a material via tensile testing.
Produce designs and drawings to resolve feedbacks via CAD, and manage our Engineering Group FDM 3D Printer requests to execute rapid prototyping within the team.
Develop and streamline our existing test processes and methods to make them more robust, quicker to execute, and/or at improved value.
Produce data insights to enable decisions to be made concisely and right first time. This could range from automating analysis of data acquisition during a test to visualising our operational efficiency.
Support with knowledge capture when we learn something through a success or a failure, so that we always strive to perform the experiment better next time.
Note that we will interview for both the Dyno and Lab placements together and make an informed decision on where to place the successful applicants once the process is complete. If you have a strong preference for a specific area you will be able to make this clear during the assessment centre.
Successful candidates will have:
Essential:
At least one year left on their studies at the time of taking up the placement in July 2025
Be studying a degree with relevance to engineering (e.g. Mechanical Automotive, Aeronautical, Mechatronics, Electronics, Physics).
Curious, committed to continuous learning, and able to adapt quickly to change.
Desirable:
Experience and enjoyment of any of the following specialisms would be beneficial: Vehicle dynamics (lab), Powertrains (Dyno), Instrumentation, Data Analysis, Design of Experiments.
Practical experience of building, maintaining and/or analysing motor/electric vehicles (for example – Formula Student, volunteering or racing in a series, building a kit car).
Coding and programming skills in Python and/or MATLAB.
Track record of participation in outreach activities such as volunteering, charity work, mentoring.
Strong communication skills, with ability to present information in formats that make it accessible and understandable to a wide range of stakeholders and business areas.
Skills you could gain from your placement include:
Understanding how to plan, execute and report on experiments.
An ability to analyse live and logged data to draw conclusions on system health.
Knowledge of different test methods and rig capabilities in a motorsport environment.
An understanding of how to work effectively across multiple disciplines (within the Research and Development group we consist of Engineering, Operations, Materials Science, Computer Aided Engineering, and Design).
Please note that we plan for full training to be provided in CAD, drawing, data analysis and testing methods as part of the scheduling of the placement. It does not matter whether you already have an interest in motorsport: We are looking for individuals who are passionate about reaching their full potential and are excited about constantly learning. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find your placement with us a memorable and enriching experience.
Benefits:
Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.
We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including, private medical cover, annual heath assessments, life assurance, free onsite gym and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment and employee well-being programmes.
Why us:
At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack.
Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.
We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the best and most talented individuals.
Your Application:
We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please note if you would like to include a cover letter please upload it with your CV as one PDF document.
Online Testing:
As part of the application process, you will be required to complete the following tests (if you have not completed them within the last 6 months)
