Design Engineer

Red Bull Powertrains has an exciting opportunity to join our technical office as we transition from building our team’s first Power Units to refining them into a race-ready package, all aimed at delivering the most competitive car on the 2026 Formula One grid. We are seeking a Design Engineer to join our Test Design Team and drive the future of motorsport innovation. You will be based at our cutting-edge engineering and manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes, designed to produce high-performance Power Units for the 2026 engine regulations.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering the maximum performance potential to the podium, collaborating closely with all teams within Red Bull Powertrains. To succeed, you must lead the design of systems which interface between PU (ICE, ERS, ESS, Turbo) and fired/non-fired test facilities to enable to the UUT to be evaluated against verification/confirmation criteria. Includes sub-system level (Rigs) test capability.

Key Attributes

• Proven ability to deliver mechanical design projects, collaborating with the Test Design Team and across the wider business, while also working independently when required.
• Can do attitude and willingness to embrace new mechanical design challenges.
• Strong technical skills in a number of areas relevant to Test Design.
• Demonstrated experience in complex decision-making, when faced with imperfect data and tight timelines.
• Proven ability to use design tools based on hand-calculation, run models and support development of test systems modelling.
• Able to lead fault resolution activities into faults assigned through RBPT’s fault system. Able to assess Non-conformance requests and Concessions on any parts or assemblies and approve or reject them.

Key Competencies

• Competent Siemens NX (or other CAD package) user able to model parts and assemblies of varying complexity.
• Good understanding of drafting and GD&T, able to tolerance assemblies.
• Good appreciation of DFM and DFA and how own designs can be adapted for manufacturing, assembly, and cost targets.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent qualification.
• High level of competence in both Engineering fundamentals and practical applications of mechanical, fluid, and thermal analysis of components.

Not only is this a fantastic Design Engineer role, but it is also a fantastic team to work with here at Red Bull Powertrains. A good salary is just the start, there are many other benefits too such as our bonus scheme, private health care cover, life assurance scheme, workplace nursery scheme, company contributed pension scheme, on site gym & fitness classes, free daily food allowance, and a cycle to work scheme; but above all, the job satisfaction doesn’t get any better than the feeling of making a real contribution to our championship winning grand prix cars.