Senior Structural Design Engineer

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team is unique – on and off the track. We don’t follow the status quo and we’ve made a name for ourselves as the team who does things differently. You might’ve seen us on Netflix or know that we’re the only American-owned team on the Formula 1 grid, but we’re also more than that.

We have three HQs – Kannapolis in the US, Banbury in the UK and Maranello in Italy – each staffed by passionate, loyal and hardworking advocates. At Haas, you’ll be involved in many different areas of the team, an assortment of projects and plenty of hands-on experience while collaborating with some of the best minds in the world.

Yes, you’ll learn from us, but we expect to learn from you too!

General Summary:

This position reports to the Deputy Chief Designer & Structure or their designee; is located in Maranello, Italy. Responsible for structural design and analysis of F1 Chassis related components.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Promote teamwork and effective communications to develop working relationships between all personnel and departments.
2. Activity consists of structural analysis and optimization of the car components in order to guarantee solutions with minimum weight, adequate reliability and safety, reaching at the same time the required stiffness targets.
3. Methods used are hand-calculations, Finite Element Analysis (both linear and non-linear), software Structural Optimization (topological, shape, composite laminate, etc), automation method, analysis and correlation of experimental data through scripting and programming.
4. Main area of work will be centered on the analysis of Composite components (chassis, gearbox, wings, bodywork, suspensions etc.)
5. Follow all safety regulations in all venues.
6. Other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief Designer & Structure or their designee.

Education and Work Experience:

University degree in Mechanical, aeronautical or equivalent Engineering, and preferably a master’s degree in relevant subject. Minimum requirement of 5 years work experience in engineering environment, of which 3 must be in a professional motorsports environment.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

1. Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
2. Have an excellent understanding of English language.
3. Strong technical understanding of FE methods and their limitation.
4. Work to a consistently high standard in stressful and time sensitive situations.
5. Quick decision-making skills whilst working through problems in a scientific and analytical way.
6. Work well within a team environment with personnel at all levels.
7. A sympathetic approach to work colleagues and an ability to integrate within a group environment.
8. A can-do positive approach and a willingness to help others is essential.

Equipment and Applications:

1. CAD System: Catia V5 (just basic function).
2. HyperWorks/Optistruct.
3. Abaqus CAE/Abaqus.
4. Design Studio/Genisis.
5. Matlab/Python/VBA.

Work Environment Physical Demands:

An ability to work and prioritize within a high pressure, time sensitive environment while retaining a methodical and organised approach is essential. The role may require some domestic, international travel and a willingness to work long and flexible hours including weekends. Mainly office-based work although the role involves supervision of full scale component testing.

This position may require lifting to 50 pounds, repeated bending, squatting and manual dexterity. Fast-paced work environment requiring heavy mental demands. Work environment includes machinery, race cars, 7-post and other rigs, grinding debris, and hazardous fluids. All employees must ensure compliance with the Company Health and Safety Policy, and all relevant other statutory Health and Safety legislation.

Notice

Due to the nature of the organisation, all employees of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team are required to be security cleared to National Security Vetting standards. If successful in your application, we would support you with the NSV process. As a guideline only, you would normally need to have been a UK resident for the last 5 consecutive years. Further confirmation can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority National Security Vetting (NSV) website https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Security/Vetting/National-security-vetting/

If you have not been a UK resident for the last 5 consecutive years, please be prepared to request an Overseas Criminal Records Check for these countries as you will be asked to provide this for referencing and security checks if you are successful. For more detail, salary and company information, use the apply link.