At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. And everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.
Purpose of the Role:
- To support the Engineering and Operational aspects of the Test of Previous Car programme objectives.
- Through the running of a TPC F1 car, support the preparation and development of McLaren Racing’s drivers, and client drivers.
- Provide development opportunities to operational and engineering personnel within McLaren Racing.
- Match the existing best working practices of the wider Racing organisation, at track and factory.
- Working as part of TPC’s Engineering team and supporting the Lead Engineer in coordinating, preparing and where appropriate executing engineering and operational tasks around test events (pre, during and post), and developing longer term improvements to processes or analysis.
- Working across a diverse range of functions – physical car focussed (car build, reliability, design liaison), track engineering, control systems, team organisation and process development.
Principal Accountabilities:
Operational Engineering
- Working with the permanent and event specific TPC team at both factory and track events to support them in their roles.
- Supporting the definition and maintenance of car specification for each TPC event.
- Supporting the preparation for near and future aspects of car builds, working with Project Managers and Logistics to manage allocations.
- Reliability and fault tracking, management, and resolution, especially between events.
- Tracking current best practice, development direction and knowledge from the wider F1 team.
- Liaison with the wider MRL F1 team to achieve the above: o Operations: Programme Management, Purchasing, Quality, Car Build & Assembly, etc.
- Technical: Design Office, Operational/Reliability Engineering, Car Systems and Electrical, etc.
Trackside Engineering
- Supporting the Lead Engineer in ensuring that each TPC event has thorough technical/engineering support and planning.
- Collaboration in technical and personnel aspects with the core Engineering competencies required to run a Formula 1 car:
- Race & Performance Engineering
- Vehicle Performance, Simulator
- Control Systems, Electrical and IT systems, data acquisition, communications
- Aero Performance / Aerodynamics
- Software & Simulation
- Power Unit Technical Partner
- Expectation of operationally collaborating with the above competencies, with a view to developing skills in these areas over time.
- Where required, support the Driver Development Programme during preparation of drivers ahead of joining TPC events.
