Senior Motorsport Technologist in Guildford

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

As a Senior Motorsport Technologist, you will drive the development of advanced fuel formulations to maximise performance of a hybrid F1 power unit, whilst also ensuring reliability and regulatory compliance. In doing so, you will work closely with both bp and customer engineering teams to understand combustion system sensitivity and translate this into effective fuel design, as well as enabling timely approval and delivery, working with motorsport regulatory bodies and logistics partners.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to the optimisation of fuel performance under the FIAs challenging 2026 regulations and beyond, while supporting bp's broader ambitions in lower carbon fuels and technology partnerships. Alongside the core development activity, you will also contribute to trackside support as an integral part of the role. While initial opportunities to attend race and test events may be limited, you will be expected to build the capability to operate effectively in trackside environments with potential to progressively take on greater responsibility over time. This will ensure a strong connection between laboratory development and on-track performance.

Given the dynamic nature of motorsport, and as a key member of a small core team, you will need to be flexible and adaptable depending on the most pressing priorities, with the emphasis between development, logistics and trackside support likely to vary over time.

What you will need to be successful:

• Degree or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Science or a related discipline
• Proven experience delivering complex product development or research programmes
• Strong knowledge of fuels chemistry, additives and testing methodologies
• Good understanding of combustion fundamentals and their interaction with fuel properties
• Experience interpreting experimental data and translating insights into practical solutions
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across development and operational activities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external partners
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-performance environments with evolving and often ambiguous requirements
• Ability to adapt and quickly re-prioritise in a fast-changing environment with a 'can do' attitude to get things done!

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. There are many aspects of our employees lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Travel Requirement: Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills: Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Artificial intelligence, Creating new methodologies, Experimental Design, Formulated product testing, Formulation Deployment, Formulation design, Influencing, Intellectual Asset Management, Multi-physics modelling, Presenting, Product Development, Product Sustainability Performance Management, Project Management, Raw materials knowledge, Research and Development, Rheology, Safety management across the value chain, Science and Technology Leadership, Scientific publication, Technology Management Processes, Testing electric vehicle charging systems, Thought Leadership.