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Composite Jig Design Engineer

Brackley, UK

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars with the aim of fighting for world championships each and every year.

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:

We are looking for an experienced Jig Design Engineer within our Composite Design department, whose aim is to produce best in class, F1 championship winning composite components. The Jig Design Engineer is responsible for working across all Composite Build, Design & Manufacturing departments, to define, and develop the most suitable Bond and Machine fixtures to ensure Composite Components meet their Design and functional criteria.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working closely with the Composite Designers to conceive, design and development jig solutions with which to manufacture F1 Car parts.

• Develop and manage the existing relationships with the Composite manufacturing, Build, Test and Race departments.

• Encourage technical consistency within MGP for all Jig and Tooling common practices, standards and tools.

• Create and innovate right first-time solutions from clean sheet of paper to updating existing and proven techniques.

• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

• Organize workload with the project engineer to ensure the Car Part tracker dates are met.

What we are looking for:

• A strong desire to create best-in-class Jigs and tools within a motorsport environment, aligning personal skills and interests with business objectives.

• Significant professional experience in a similar role, preferably within a high-performance environment.

• Somone who can manage and juggle workload around an every changing program plan.

• Ability to work under pressure to tight design schedules.

• Ideally have a self-motivated and ownership attitude.

• Outstanding communication and can-do approach to working with the Team environment.

• A solid foundation and understanding of best Engineering practices, GDT and manufacturing techniques & processes.

• Ability to create robust, modular 3D models and assemblies, and to produce detailed 2D drawings.

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 a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance 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. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.

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.

Your Application:

We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please upload your cover letter and CV as one single PDF file.