As a Product Engineer within the Product Engineering Department you will become the Mercedes HPP Specialist for key components / systems on Power Unit, and we will be therefore wholly responsible for the associated engineering tasks from initial idea trough to the last race of the championship, including problem solving and failure analysis
Job no: 492279
Work type: Permanent
Location: Brixworth
Department: Product Engineering
If you're successful in this role, you'll…
- Be the Mercedes HPP specialist for key components / systems on the Power Unit
- Deliver engineering excellence from concept, through prove-out, to race introduction, working closely with other departments to ensure right first time, every time
- Convert your creative, innovative ideas into hardware that will make a difference at the race track, within weeks of being conceived
- Create and validate novel engineering design solutions, supported by right first time principles and analysis, that meet demanding performance and cost targets
- Create robust and versatile models to demonstrate concepts, in both solids and surfaces, with engineering drawings to complement design release
- Technically develop Power Unit components and systems
- Solve complex problems and analyse failures
- Write test requests, review results, and write technical reports
- Build strong inter-departmental working relationships - teamwork is critical to our success
- Champion best practices & procedures
- Liaise with internal and external suppliers as an integral part of a successful engineering journey
Therefore we need you to…
Be skilled at…
- Engineering solutions considering material selection, manufacturability, heat treatment & other process requirements, surface finish requirements, geometrical tolerancing & control over critical features
- Thriving under pressure and relishing a challenge
- Innovating, and delivering, solutions to difficult problems
- Be experience in 3D CAD design software (preferably CATIA), and key simulation/analysis packages
Have experience of…
- 3D CAD design software (preferably CATIA), and key simulation/analysis packages
- Designing highly loaded mechanical components & system
- Operating in an engineering led, challenging, mechanical engineering position
Demonstrate knowledge of…
- Internal combustion engines, their systems & energy recovery systems (across a broad spectrum)
Hold these qualifications…
- 2:1 degree (minimum) in Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline
Be…
- Passionate about engineering
- Creative, innovative and curious
- Committed to delivering to the highest standards
- Autonomous, taking ownership and responsibility
- Dedicated to relentlessly pursuing perfection
In return you’ll get the chance to be part of a team with some of the best in the world, at a state of the art facility, with a very real chance to make history.
We look forward to meeting you!