Vehicle Engineering Industrial Placement

Overview

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Our Vehicle Engineering department is the driving force behind performance and innovation at Williams Racing. From electronics and control systems to mechanical design, data processing, and structural integrity, our experts work as one to deliver race-winning performance. Every component from chassis to bodywork is crafted with precision, powered by collaboration, and guided by a shared passion for excellence.

Department focus

Within Vehicle Engineering, our teams focus on:

• Chassis, Bodywork & Wings (CBW) — The Chassis, Bodywork and Wings Department develops innovative solutions that deliver performance to our Formula 1 cars. Our team of Design Engineers delivers right 1st time, structurally optimal car parts, directly influencing on-track performance.
• Design Quality — We organise data and documentation, own key processes such as design release checks, and refine processes in partnership with Production Operations.
• Materials — Materials Engineering provides data to enable efficient design, manufacturing and racing, covering new material characterisation, design & manufacturing support, and fault analysis.
• Powertrain — Powertrain Design develops high-performance systems, collaborating with Aerodynamics, Vehicle Dynamics, Manufacturing and Simulation to design components from concept to prototype.
• Suspension, Steering & Brakes (SSB) — Designs and engineers components such as wishbones, uprights, steering systems and brake assemblies to optimise handling, performance and safety.
• Structures — Drives safe, weight-optimised designs that meet FIA and internal criteria.
• Electronics, Software & Controls — Responsible for electrical/electronic and control systems, sensors and telemetry data; Data Processing develops software for high-quality data analysis.

Open roles

We are hiring for the following roles:

• Chassis, Bodywork & Wings Industrial Placement
• Design Quality Industrial Placement
• Materials Industrial Placement
• Powertrain Industrial Placement
• Structures Industrial Placement
• Suspension, Steering and Brakes Industrial Placement
• Electronics, Software & Controls Industrial Placement (Non-Rotational)

Role highlights

As a CBW Industrial Placement post-holder, you’ll support the CBW Team to generate advanced, performant and reliable designs, optimise mass and stiffness, and design for manufacture. This is an opportunity to be involved in Formula 1 from an early stage and to work with talented engineers to contribute to a car that competes on the world stage.

As a Design Quality Industrial Placement, you’ll focus on data control, document management, and process improvement, learning how the design office exchanges data with operations.

As a Materials Industrial Placement, you’ll contribute to development and support for exploiting materials technology to enhance performance, including testing programs and failure investigations, with hands-on work in a factory-based environment.

As a Powertrain Industrial Placement, you’ll be immersed in Vehicle Design and contribute to delivering new designs and parts from concept through to prototype, using a range of manufacturing materials.

As a Structures Industrial Placement, you’ll analyse components and assemblies to ensure safety and weight optimisation, contributing across the design process from concepts to detail design.

As a Suspensions, Steering & Brakes Industrial Placement, you’ll work on race-ready designs and assemblies that influence handling and performance, with exposure to multiple disciplines.

As an Electronics, Software & Controls Industrial Placement (Non-Rotational) you’ll contribute to software development for telemetry data analysis and to mechanical design and installation of electrical boxes, gaining exposure across the car.

Shape the Future, Make Real Impact, Find Your Place

• Contribute to design, analysis, and development of high-performance Formula 1 components across multiple disciplines.
• Collaborate with engineers and departments to integrate new technologies and optimise performance.
• Support testing, simulation, and documentation to improve processes and outcomes.
• Deliver real engineering solutions that influence car performance on the world stage.
• Produce detailed designs, reports, and data analysis to support manufacturing and trackside operations.
• Take ownership of faults and contribute to continuous improvement across the team.
• Study a relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Materials, etc.).
• Demonstrate strong technical foundation, CAD skills, and hands-on project or internship experience.
• Show excellent communication, problem-solving ability and a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Company and application information

History and capabilities of Williams Racing and the Williams brand are described in the resume-style copy. This description reflects Williams Racing’s commitment to equal opportunity employment and to providing reasonable accommodations as needed. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis from 29 September, with encouragement for early submissions.

Location: Grove campus, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (plus other locations listed in postings). This role is part of Williams Racing’s early careers program.

EEO statement: Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion and welcomes discussions about reasonable job adjustments.

Note: This job description is not exhaustive; the job holder may be asked to perform related tasks as required.