The company:
Williams’ core competencies are the design and development of racing cars to compete in the Formula One World Championship. As one of the world's leading Formula One teams, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977 and is now moving into an exciting era under new ownership defined by relentless innovation and living sustainable performance in every dimension.
We’re seeking an experienced Design Support Engineer with a keen interest in F1 engineering processes, optimising design procedures and information flow to join our F1 design office at Williams Racing.
The successful candidate will be someone with a desire to develop and document the processes and methods which support Vehicle Design, while ensuring the Design output supports the needs of our partner departments.
As a Design Support Engineer, you will:
- Engineering data processes.
- Engineering data discoverability.
- Document management, organisation and discoverability.
- Cad functionality.
- PLM workflows.
- Software automation.
- SharePoint sites and workflows.
Communicate with and support Vehicle Design colleagues to succeed in their tasks.
Build working relationships and keep customers up to date with your projects at a regular cadence.
Provide cover for colleagues from time to time for example, processing some CRS revisions (to release car components to manufacturing).
Highlight any instances of sub-standard data quality, compliance and consistency across the WF1 systems.
Provide data analysis and develop methods and processes to extract and present data.
Our ideal candidate is someone who has:
Good communication skills, both written, verbal and non-verbal.
Logical thinking, with an affinity for computerised systems and processes.
Experience using CAD, PLM use and project planning knowledge.
An engineering qualification at degree level or equivalent.
Enjoys problem solving, thinking critically and working with others.
An open mind-set, with a positive attitude to change and a team orientated approach.
Reporting to the Head of Design Quality, this role gives you exposure to a breadth of the engineering process in F1 and would suit someone motivated to make their contribution to our increased competitiveness. Training in our software will be given.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a fast paced and rewarding environment. Please apply with a covering letter and a two-page cv to find out more.
What can Williams offer?
The Williams Group is based in multi acre complex located in Grove, Oxfordshire. The Williams Group offers a competitive holiday package, staff events/open days, a subsidised restaurant on site and various car schemes. We have an on-site gym (open 24 hours a day) as well as various fitness classes including outdoors bootcamps, pilates and yoga free for all staff and contractors to use. Aside from these benefits we can offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a based just 30 mins from Oxford City Centre by bus.
Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments
