Graduate Project Engineer 2023

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 rising star George Russell.

The Team has set a new benchmark for Formula One success during the sport’s current Hybrid era, winning consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the Constructors’ Championship in 2021.

A great opportunity is available for a Graduate Engineer to join our America’s Cup Team, INEOS Britannia on a Fixed Term Contract. As a Graduate Project Engineer you will work on a variety of projects across the race yacht’s foils, sailing systems and hull platform to deliver reliable and performant solutions, on-time and in budget.

The role will work closely with the Design Office to take assigned projects from design release through test and implementation onto the yacht. The successful candidate will use a meticulous, data-driven approach to project management alongside a high attention to detail.

We will ask that you challenge yourself and drive for continuous improvement in what is a fast-paced performance-oriented team environment. In return, we will create an environment where you can develop your skills and knowledge, with room to make mistakes and learn.

The role

• Help to deliver projects that add performance and reliability to the race yacht.
• Work closely with the America’s Cup Project Engineer to ensure R&D programmes are delivered on time and in budget.
• Develop KPIs that track R&D projects to ensure these are on-time and in budget, with priorities driven by the Performance Tracker.
• Project management of allocated R&D projects, ensuring correct resourcing levels, robust BOM management and timely delivery of results.
• Act as the interface between the lead engineers and the planning and procurement teams, to proactively manage the upcoming production release schedule and optimise costs vs risks.
• Robust knowledge capture on project activities.
• Understand our engineering processes and seek opportunities for efficiencies.
• Collate and present key metrics, sharing meaningful insight.

What we are looking for

• A degree (2:1 minimum grade) or similar qualification.
• Creative, proactive, pragmatic with good problem-solving skills.
• High level of commitment and self-responsibility with the ability and confidence to work independently whilst showing a tenacious approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently through all levels of the Team.

Additional Desirable Criteria

• Microsoft Project, Primavera, or equivalent project management tool.
• PRINCE2 certification.
• Group collaborative tools (e.g. Planner, Trello, Monday.com).
• Data analysis software (e.g. PowerBI, Tibco Spotfire).
• SharePoint site management.
• Microsoft Flow, Office 365 Automations.

What do we offer

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. We welcome applications from all and are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the most talented individuals.

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, employee well-being programme and offer flexible working opportunities.