Lead Model Design Engineer
We're hiring a Lead Model Design Engineer to own delivery, resources and technical assurance across an allocated Model Design area. You'll make sure aerodynamic requirements are translated into robust, manufacturable solutions ready for testing, and that your team has the priorities, capability and support to deliver.
This is a leadership role covering both technical assurance and people management. You'll set priorities, allocate work, balance resources and escalate what can't be resolved within the team. You'll also be the principal delivery interface for your area, aligning with other functions and resolving cross functional barriers as they come up.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the timing, quality and delivery performance of your allocated Model Design area
- Ensure appropriate mechanical design, CAD, design for manufacture and assembly, structural, tolerance and verification approaches are applied, leading technical solutions where required
- Review, assign and progress manufacturing, build and non conformance issues, removing or escalating cross functional barriers and prioritising corrective action
- Own Model Part Generator capability and priorities across your area, ensuring consistency across Model Design groups and relevant company interfaces
- Assure configuration, peer and hierarchical checking and release arrangements, and consistent application of FIA Restricted Wind Tunnel Testing requirements, escalating unresolved risks
- Own model quality, test readiness and test efficiency performance within your area, coordinating the response to significant design related test issues
- Act as the principal delivery interface for your area, aligning priorities with other functions and escalating significant risks to the Head of Model Design
Managing your team
- Coach, guide and train team members and those in assigned leadership roles
- Ensure team members have clear roles, responsibilities, objectives and development priorities
- Manage and develop a high performing team that reflects the Team Values
- Model proactive, responsible and professional conduct, and exercise management responsibilities consistently
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Engineering degree or equivalent experience, with established leadership of delivery in F1 wind tunnel model development or a comparable fast paced environment
- Broad mechanical design and advanced 3D CAD judgement, ideally with strong CATIA skills
- Broad expertise in design for manufacture and assembly, materials and manufacturing processes
- Capability to assure structural, tolerance, positioning and verification approaches across a team
- Experience managing the ownership and technical consistency of multiple Model Part Generators
- Experience assuring configuration, checking and release arrangements, including FIA Restricted Wind Tunnel Testing requirements
- Advanced leadership, problem solving and communication skills, balancing safety, quality, delivery, cost and risk
- Established people management and resource allocation experience, with strong wind tunnel model and test understanding
Job Benefits
Investing in your career is paramount. We promote professional and personal development through a provision of learning opportunities and work with you to shape your career and realise your full potential.
As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, private healthcare, pension plan, life assurance, TEDSgroup childcare benefits, a cycle-to-work scheme, tech scheme, and car scheme.
You will also have access to our state-of-the-art facilities at the AMR Technology Campus, featuring a new on-site gym with fitness, spin and yoga classes, a bistro café, and restaurant.
About Aston Martin F1
Embark on a journey with the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team to reshape history at our cutting-edge, sustainable campus in Northamptonshire. Combining our rich heritage with innovation, we bring fresh energy to the sport, driven by a commitment to challenge the status quo and dominate the track. With new investment fueling our ambitions, we're seeking talented individuals who share our passion for racing and drive for success. As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, private health care, pension plan, life assurance, and benefits like, cycle-to-work, tech, and car schemes. Plus, you can look forward to an on-site gym with fitness classes, as well as a restaurant offering indoor and outdoor dining.
Aston Martin Formula One Team is committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strive to be a Team that reflects all the communities with which we engage around the world through diversity in the workplace and promoting an inclusive culture in which all team members are respected, empowered and valued.
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team is committed to making sure our selection methods are fair for all. If you would like to request that reasonable adjustments are made, please share this in your application when asked.
