Alpine F1 Team are looking for a talented Wind Tunnel Engineer to join our Experimental Aerodynamics group. With a dynamic and supportive team mindset and world-leading facilities in rural Oxfordshire, we provide the ideal environment where engineers can make their mark while constantly developing their skills and capabilities.
The Role
As a Wind Tunnel Engineer in our Experimental Aerodynamics group, you will be responsible for maintaining and supporting a broad range of daily operations relating to our wind tunnel and associated test rigs and equipment. Working closely with colleagues, you will ensure that our wind tunnel models and related facilities are well maintained and correctly set up to ensure safe, reliable and effective operation. You will put your analysis and reporting skills to good use to ensure the validity and integrity of acquired data and be part of the front line of support for fault diagnostics and resolution. A practical, hands-on person, you will use a range of test rigs to calibrate the model’s subcomponents and will carry out routine maintenance and cleaning of the tunnel facility.
As someone with an active and curious mind, you will constantly strive to enhance your own capabilities and those of the wider team by helping to improve our methodology and processes, and you will champion best practice across all experimental activities. You will communicate proactively with colleagues of all levels to facilitate the smooth running of our test programmes, and provide out-of-hours on-call support when required.
The Person
To succeed in this role you will have experience in a test environment and enjoy working in a hands-on manner. You will have a good appreciation of the operation and troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems. You will have strong data analysis skills and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with colleagues from all levels in the Aerodynamics Department and beyond. You will have a proactive mindset and be able to work under your own initiative. This is fundamentally a team role, so you will be able to show us that you can work collaboratively even when under pressure.
We are open-minded about your background, some experience in one or more of the following would be an advantage:
- A research and testing environment, specifically wind tunnels, dynos or similar test rigs
- Electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Industrial control systems (PLCs, EtherCAT, TwinCAT)
In this role you will be based at our Technical Centre in Enstone. It will require flexibility, with regular shift work including early and late shifts and occasional weekends. You will be part of our on-call team providing out-of-hours support on a rota basis, and so will share responsibility for overnight cover.
Our offer to you
What we offer our employees for their commitment to the team is an excellent suite of benefits including BUPA medical and dental, private pension, bonus scheme and many more. We are located in the Cotswolds and as well as having a new state of the art gym being built on site, we also have access to other benefits and discounts in the local area. We are committed to career development and provide training and mentoring opportunities for our colleagues.
Alpine Racing strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place where we can all be ourselves. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are committed to making a consistent, top down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.