Racing Team Coordinator in Norfolk

Together with our sister business unit Stohl Racing, we are active in numerous world top-level racing activities for over 25 years, many times with works but also customer racing programmes with in-house developed vehicles and works customer vehicles as well.

Thanks to STARD's extensive activity in all-electric entire vehicle development, a number of special demonstration events all over the world is also part of our activity.

Example racing categories covered include:

• World Rally Championship
• World Rallycross Championship
• Circuit Racing (GT, Sportscar, Touringcar)
• European Rally Championship
• International hillclimb events

STARD is an internationally recognised Austrian R&D specialist business unit of family-owned Stohl Group GmbH, with a focus on motorsport and high-performance automotive vehicles, in-house test-track and 24 years of successful operation. We cover the whole process chain for entire vehicle development, assembly, testing, vehicle operation and racing completely in-house.

Our recently acquired very own proving ground and test track, which also includes an off-road area, is part of our new very well-equipped company headquarters located right outside of Vienna, accessible with public transportation and just 15 driving minutes from the Vienna International Airport.

In addition to ICE and EV entire vehicle development, STARD's focus also lies on the following key areas:

• High performance FIA certified HV battery systems
• High performance Electric Drive Units (integrated and individual E-Motor, Inverter and transmission systems)
• Complete E/E systems for ground, aerial, and marine vehicles
• ICE-ECU and E-VCU software development and calibration
• Advanced Powertrain control strategies including 4WD torque vectoring systems
• Chassis and suspension systems
• Worldwide Racing activity (in very close collaboration with sister business unit “Stohl Racing”) including: Rally, Rallycross, Circuit Racing, Offroad, Special programmes (e.g. Pikes Peak, Nürburgring Laprecords,…)

The supplied industries include motorsport, automotive, powersports, marine and aerospace which results in a very diverse scope of challenging and exciting projects.

In addition to the fundamental goal of always aiming towards achieving the best possible results and performance, the following attributes apply to STARD's operation and demands:

• Compact, dynamic and powerful multi-national team of highly skilled and motivated staff with strong and efficient teamwork
• Result oriented, slim and functional processes with minimised bureaucracy
• Vast and comprehensive entire vehicle development, production and racing knowledge
• Seeking challenging technical tasks in a diverse variety of applications
• Creative and innovative performance-oriented approaches and solutions
• Powerful network in motorsports and automotive industry based on 24 years of successful company operation and 40+ years of group owner's motorsport activity
• High-end international customers in Asia, Europe and USA, ranging from disruptive start-ups to world top 5 OEMs
• Extensive applied research activity (often in close collaboration with universities/research institutes)

Are you looking to become part of a creative, target-oriented and motivated international team, focused on inventing new, and optimising highest performance components, technologies, systems and entire vehicles with all forms of propulsion technologies in a demanding environment with challenging projects?

Then don’t miss this opportunity to join STARD and help us to sustainably influence and shape the future of high-performance mobility and motorsport together at a world-class facility near Vienna.

We are looking for an experienced racing team coordinator to support our team in planning and on-event coordination of various racing and testing activities of STARD and Stohl Racing.

Depending on the project, the team size can be up to 40 persons on site.

Selection of associated activities include:

• Event planning in cooperation with technical and commercial directors
• Team planning and preparation of racing and testing events activity
• Team logistics management
• High amount of international travel on all continents
• Generate event process documentation and manuals (team information booklet, movements schedule)
• Communication with organisers, partners, suppliers and customers before, at and after events
• Event on-site team coordination
• Optimisation of existing and implementation of new processes and guidelines for improved event process
• Post event report and debriefing
• Support project related activities such as purchase, vehicle fleet, spare parts and technical processes at base between events

Profile:

• Relevant experience in motorsport team coordination
• Experience in coordinating up to 40 people at events
• Accurate and professional way of working
• Above average commitment, as usual in competitive motorsport
• High amount of flexibility
• Willingness to travel
• Excellent MS Office knowledge
• Perfect English skills (verbal read/write)
• Additional languages beneficial
• Excellent communication, teamwork and social skills
• Target-oriented approach ability to work independently

Terms of Employment:

• Long-term full-time employment based in Austria, Vienna
• Initial temporary “Fly-in” option (Company owned modern Apartments available) possible
• Role and business appropriate competitive salary

Are we a match? Then we can’t wait to receive your application!

The typical application process consists of 3 main phases:

• Review of complete application documents
• Online meeting
• Face to Face job interview with 1-week trial period

(We are happy to cover potential travel costs for a personal job interview if applicable)