Senior Electronics Technician (2yr FTC) - Formula One Management Limited - Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, Remote

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.

Role Overview: Our team of hundreds of skilled experts keep Formula 1 moving. You could play a vital part as a Senior Electronics Technician to design, build, integrate, maintain, and support the electrical and electromechanical systems required for sea freight operations. This role will be a two year fixed term contract. The F1 Electronics department produces a wide range of customised and bespoke solutions to support the timing, televising, and organisation of Formula 1 events.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, build, assemble, and test electrical and electromechanical equipment, including wiring looms, harnesses, and electrical enclosures.
• Perform maintenance, servicing, and fault-finding on equipment using appropriate tools and test equipment.
• Produce and maintain multiple equipment sets for Sea Freight operations, ensuring consistency and build quality.
• Take product requirements and break them down to hardware level requirements.
• Support design tasks, such as loom drawings, enclosure layouts, component selection, and minor PCB updates.
• Integrate off-the-shelf electronic components into complete, reliable system assemblies.
• Carry out functional testing, verification, and documentation to ensure equipment is ready for deployment.
• Maintain accurate build, service, and configuration documentation, and contribute to improving processes.
• Participate in project and engineering review meetings, providing updates and contributing to planning, testing, and documentation activities.
• Support engineering processes by preparing accurate technical documentation and ensuring alignment with project and quality requirements.
• Maintain a proactive, solutions-focused approach to resolving issues and ensuring continuity of operations.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly identify and resolve complex technical issues.
• Operate effectively in a high pressured and challenging environment yet have a methodical and structured approach to work.
• Highly motivated, flexible to change, and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality, performance, and reliability.

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent vocational and industry experience) in electronics engineering (or suitable equivalent).

Experience:

• Strong engineering background including electronics, schematic understanding, and the capability to contribute to or review PCB and hardware designs.
• Proven experience in hardware design, development, or integration with an understanding of high-reliability system requirements.
• Hands-on experience assembling and supporting electrical/electromechanical systems, including wiring looms, enclosures, and off-the-shelf components.
• Experience debugging hardware during system integration and performing structured fault-finding using electronic test equipment.
• Practical experience maintaining or servicing existing equipment to ensure consistency and readiness.

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role:

• Working in broadcast or automotive (motorsport) industries.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong practical electrical/electronics skills, including soldering, crimping, cable termination, and basic PCB rework.
• Ability to read and produce wiring diagrams, loom drawings, and assembly documentation.
• Good understanding of electrical components, power distribution, connectors, and system integration principles.
• Competent in the use of electronic test equipment for fault-finding and verification.
• Familiarity with electromechanical assemblies and enclosure build practices.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Good planning skills, including the ability to prioritise and multi-task effectively.
• Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation for internal and external use.

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

Recruitment Fraud Warning: We only communicate with candidates through official @f1.com email addresses. We will never contact you via personal email accounts, messaging apps, or request payment as part of our recruitment process. If you receive suspicious communication claiming to be from our talent team, please report it to recruitment@f1.com.