Design Quality Engineer in Biggin Hill

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1? At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Join Formula 1's Quality Management Office (QMO) and play a key role in ensuring the integrity, control and traceability of the engineering data that supports one of the world's most technologically advanced sporting organisations. We are recruiting for both a Design Quality Engineer and a Senior Design Quality Engineer, offering opportunities for engineers at different stages of their careers to contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Formula 1's engineering processes.

Working closely with Engineering & Technology teams, you will support the management of product data, design releases, engineering changes and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) activities that are critical to delivering world-class technology and infrastructure across the business. Acting as a key link between engineering, operational and procurement teams, you will help ensure that engineering information is accurate, controlled and effectively communicated throughout the product lifecycle.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and detail-oriented engineering professional who enjoys solving problems, improving processes and collaborating with stakeholders across a fast-paced, innovative environment. For those joining at Senior level, there will be additional opportunities to influence business-wide improvements, lead initiatives and act as a subject matter expert within quality and lifecycle management activities.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the integrity of engineering product data within the PLM environment.
• Support and manage the design release process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with established engineering procedures.
• Coordinate engineering change management activities and communicate impacts to relevant stakeholders across the business.
• Support Engineering & Technology teams throughout product development and product lifecycle activities.
• Maintain and develop PLM system processes, configurations and governance activities.
• Contribute to design reviews and support engineering governance processes.
• Deliver training and guidance on PLM systems and related business processes.
• Collaborate with procurement and operational teams to ensure engineering changes are effectively implemented.
• Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, quality and data integrity across engineering workflows.
• Support the ongoing development and continuous improvement of quality management processes across the organisation.

What Are We Looking For?Personal Qualities

• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong communicator who can build effective working relationships across teams.
• Confident influencing stakeholders and promoting best practice.
• Reliable, committed and accountable in your approach to work.
• Passionate about engineering excellence and contributing to a world-leading product.

Experience

• Have experience working within an engineering, product engineering or quality engineering environment.
• Have experience supporting engineering processes, procedures or governance activities.
• Have experience working with engineering data and documentation.
• Have experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across technical and operational functions.
• Be comfortable working within structured processes while identifying opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications or training in quality, product lifecycle management or continuous improvement methodologies.

Knowledge & Skills

• Product development knowledge.
• Engineering change management knowledge.
• Design engineering knowledge.
• High attention to detail and strong process adherence.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good understanding of engineering processes and lifecycle management principles.

This role offers a unique opportunity to support the engineering processes that underpin Formula 1's world-class technology, helping ensure that products, systems and engineering information are controlled, traceable and delivered to the highest standards throughout their lifecycle.

Why join the force behind the sport? Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport.

As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Dental Care
• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
• Free healthy snacks in our offices
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
• Discount on F1 merchandise
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

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