The company:
Williams is one of the world’s leading Formula 1 teams. It exists purely to race in the top echelon of motor racing, where it has been winning grand Prix’s for more than three decades. The Williams name has been synonymous with top-level motorsport since the 1960s.
The position:
An exciting opportunity exists to join our expanding Structural Engineering team and play a crucial role in the design and development of our F1 car.
Interacting closely with members of Design, Aerodynamics, Vehicle Dynamics and the Race Team you will be responsible for ensuring our structures meet their strength and stiffness targets, balancing performance with safety and reliability.
This challenging but rewarding role will suit a hard-working adaptable engineer with excellent attention to detail, and a willingness to demonstrate initiative and work to tight deadlines.
The position responsibilities:
- Perform structural analysis of metallic and composite F1 car components using both Finite Element Analysis and hand calculation methods
- Optimise existing designs and develop innovative new structural concepts, identifying opportunities for mass reduction
- Contribute to design reviews, assessing structural viability of proposed new designs
- Define and observe structural proof tests carried out in the Prototype and Test department, analysing results and using them to improve model correlation
- Write reports to summarise the analysis that has been used to demonstrate structures are fit for purpose
- Help to develop new analysis tools and improve efficiency of existing calculation methods
- Depending on the level of experience, opportunities will be available to mentor other team members
Desired skills:
- Structural analysis using Siemens NX and NX Nastran or similar FEA software
- Structural optimisation using Genesis or similar software
- Familiarity with calculation methods based on first principles
- Knowledge of fatigue analysis methods
- Thorough understanding of structural behaviour of engineering materials
- Scripting and model automation skills would be beneficial
Minimum qualifications:
- Degree qualified in Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Marine or other related engineering discipline.
What can Williams offer?
The Williams Group is based in Grove, Oxfordshire. We offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a short 5 minutes’ from Wantage, our closest town center. We have an on-site gym which is free to use for all staff and contractors. We also have a subsidised restaurant on site. Please scroll down the page to review our benefits suite below.
Application closing date: All applications must be received by 31st December 2019.
The Williams Group is an equal opportunity employer who values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.
Strictly no agencies.