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Research and Development Facility Engineer, Brackley
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Location: Brackley, United Kingdom
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Job Reference: 11935404e137
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Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
Research and Development Facility 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 driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.
A vacancy has arisen for an engineer to join our Research and Development (R&D) team in a facility support role. The primary responsibilities for the successful candidate will be to ensure the continuous reliable operation and continuous improvement of our R&D testing facilities – namely our Dynos and T&D Labs. As well as candidates experienced in a Powertrain or Mechanical testing environment, we would welcome applications from across the range of disciplines as this is an ideal move for someone looking to add breadth as part of their career journey.
Key Accountabilities (Duties)
1. Provide first-line technical support for rig enquiries and faults within our R&D facilities.
2. Ownership of the Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) process to identify and proactively manage risks to our operational efficiency.
3. Maintain all facility-side mechanical and electrical schematics.
4. Investigate, plan and deliver improvements to our dyno and T&D plant equipment.
5. Feed in requirements and develop specifications for capability upgrade programmes.
6. Take responsibility for fault analysis and resolution on facility-side matters.
7. Develop our relationships with external suppliers and contractors for test beds and rigs.
8. Liaison with Mercedes High Performance Powertrains (HPP) to ensure an aligned approach on facility operation.
9. Ownership of software licensing and calibration processes within R&D facilities.
10. Proactively build links with the electronics, controls and technology engineering departments.
11. Participate in cross-training activities.
12. Support the enablement of our test facilities for commercial use.
Candidate Profile
1. Ability to collaborate and negotiate to deliver results across different departments.
2. Ability to read and produce engineering drawings, mechanical schematics and electrical schematics.
3. Demonstrated ability to take responsibility for maintenance and system fault resolution.
4. Curious, committed to continuous learning, and ability to adapt quickly to change.
5. Previous dyno and/or experimental test bed experience.
6. Practical knowledge of transmission, hydraulic, cooling and electrical systems.
7. Strong electrical diagnostic capability.
8. Analysis of live and logged data to draw conclusion of component and system health.
9. Demonstrable experience of working in a high-performance engineering environment.
10. Experience in delivering experimental results in support of a fast-paced programme.
11. Ability to creatively present data in formats that make it accessible to a wide range of stakeholders.
Specific Advantageous Experiences:
1. Use of AVL Puma 2.0, MTS, Siemens, D-Space, Beckhoff automation user interfaces.
2. Use of Instron software + hardware, Dewesoft data acquisition software + hardware.
3. Use of ATLAS 10 for analysing live and logged data.
4. Experience with using Dassault 3DX for extracting information from CAD.
5. Electrical diagnostic ability such as 17th/18th Edition qualification.
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.
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