ERS Quality Engineering Placement
Job no: 498058
Work type: Student
Location: Brixworth
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As a team, we pride ourselves on challenging and developing our Placements with a scheme which will provide exposure to our Formula 1 programs.
To do this you will;
- Support Product Engineering, Purchasing, and external suppliers to resolve technical challenges and assure part conformance to specifications and requirements.
- Engage with the part design process to ensure that engineers are aware of quality history and known supplier challenges, to provide effective design guidance for manufacture capability and cost optimisation.
- Determine supplier capability, capacity, and provide technical support to achieve supplier readiness.
- Work closely with Purchasing and Engineering to maintain relationships with our most capable and efficient suppliers.
- Champion process improvements with suppliers to optimise their technical capability to manufacture to our requirements.
- Ensure alignment to programme deliverables to support on-time, parts-in-stores delivery dates.
- Deliver quality based statistics to help monitor the performance of the team and suppliers.
- Complete containments of non-conforming parts, finding improvements to processes, to protect the Power Unit
What can we offer you?
We can offer you the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art Technology Centre. Supported by a wealth of expertise, you will take on the challenges faced when delivering a championship-winning Power Unit. This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career in Formula 1 whilst enhancing your knowledge base and skillset, supplementing your current degree learning.
Our benefits package includes:
- A salary of £29,000pa
- Collective bonus
- Company lease car scheme
- 36 days annual leave
- Access to private healthcare and generous pension scheme
- Onsite Gym
- A variety of other benefits and staff discounts
What do we need from you?
- A curious, tenacious and driven individual with a hunger to work in a fast paced environment
- Enrolled on a relevant Mechanical / Automotive / Mechatronics / Motorsport / Aeronautical Engineering or related degree e.g. Maths / Sciences, and on course for a 2:1 degree or higher
- A strong academic background in relevant A-Levels (Maths / Sciences) or equivalent disciplines
- An excellent understanding of engineering first principles
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivation, adaptability, and creativity
- Courage to challenge and desire to be challenged, to expand your technical knowledge and skills.
The application process:
- Submit your on-line application, CV and covering letter.
- Your application will be screened by HR and the hiring manager.
- If successful you will be invited to attend an interview will take place between November 2025 – March 2026.
- If successful, your scheme will start in August/September 2026
We recognise that the ideal candidate for this role may not meet every requirement in this advert and understand that some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Mercedes AMG HPP our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring are critical to our success. HPP does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or group or class protected by any local law and we encourage applications from any background.
During your application process we are committed to providing additional support where it may be needed. If you need additional financial support to help attend Assessment Centres and Interviews you can apply to be considered to receive our Interview Travel Bursary which will provide full reimbursement for any travel expenses incurred. At the point of a successful invitation to interview please raise this with your Recruitment contact at HPP.
Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, there may be periods of time during the process where you don’t hear anything from us. We will advise you of the outcome of your application regardless of the results in due course. Please be advised that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to applicants, apologies for any inconvenience.
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