Vehicle Design Student Placement

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Red Bull Technology is inviting candidates to apply for Industrial Placement positions within its F1 Vehicle Design Department.

We have opportunities within the following Vehicle Design teams:

  • Composite Design
  • Mechanical Design
  • Structural Analysis

Candidates wishing to apply for these roles should be studying towards an Engineering Degree. You must be computer literate, but with experience in carrying out hands-on tasks.

The Design Roles

The key accountabilities for the Design roles are:-

  • Designing and draughting of vehicle components or garage equipment
  • Design and draughting of any tooling needed to manufacture your car components
  • Developing proficiency in specialist areas of fault diagnosis, stress analysis, cad design, cad draughting
  • The preparation of technical documentation to support your designs
  • Developing problem solving and communication skills through working closely with designers, managers, mechanics and technical specialists from throughout the organisation
  • Following best practice as defined by the department for all activities

The successful applicants will demonstrate

  • A good understanding of a 3D CAD system
  • An understanding of Mechanical principles
  • A good hands-on approach
  • An understanding of Structural analysis techniques
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office software

The Structures Analysis Role

The key accountabilities for the Structural Analysis role are:

  • Preliminary structural analysis of vehicle components or garage equipment, supporting experienced engineers in the team
  • Using classical mechanical theory and calculations to validate designs
  • The development of mathematical models for predicting the behaviour of specific elements of mechanical designs
  • The preparation of stress analysis summary reports, and other technical documentation as may be required
  • Gaining experience in specialist areas of fault diagnosis, data analysis, cad design
  • Developing problem solving and communication skills through working closely with designers, managers and technicians from throughout the organisation
  • Following best practice as defined by the department for all activities

Candidates wishing to apply for the Structural Analysis role should be able to demonstrate:

  • A good understanding of a Finite Element Analysis software
  • A thorough understanding of Structural Analysis principles and techniques
  • An understanding of Mechanical principles
  • A good academic record in the appropriate subjects
  • A good hands-on approach
  • An ability to use Microsoft Excel software

The placements will be for 1 year, starting in Summer 2020.

Closing date for applications is 13 October 2019.