Electronics Engineering Placement
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
Electronics Engineering Placement
£27000
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, Northampton
- Full time
- U
- Onsite working
- Graduate programme
Posted 2 weeks ago, 30 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 25e42cf20fa94f7bbf4a1382f5f14c0a
Full Job Description
- Within this we would like to learn as much about you as possible. Tell us about your hobbies and passions; related and unrelated to the scheme or degree you are studying as this will help you stand out against candidates that may have the same qualifications and grades as you.
- Please remember to list the grades you have achieved against the respective qualifications, employment and project experience.
- As part of our Diversity and Inclusion policy please do not put a photo of yourself on your CV.
- Complete on-line psychometric testing
- Your application will be screened by HR and the hiring manager
- If successful you will be invited to attend an Assessment centre between November 2024 - March 2025
- If successful, your scheme will start in September 2025
A curious, tenacious and driven individual with a hunger to work in a fast paced environment - You'll be on track to achieve a 2.1 degree, or above, in a relevant Electrical / Electronics Engineering / Software Engineering or related degree
- A strong academic background in relevant A Level, or equivalent disciplines, for example Maths or Sciences
- An excellent understanding of engineering first principles
- Practical, "hands-on" experience to complement your academic studies
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivation, adaptability and creativity
- The courage to challenge and desire to be challenged, to expand your technical knowledge and skills
At Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, we offer a 12-month Electronics Engineering Programme which will tap into your passion and determination to win, giving you a real opportunity to contribute to our success story and 'own your tenth of a second'. You will take ownership for delivering innovative engineering solutions that can go from concept to race track, sometimes in a matter of days. You will be an integral part of our Engineering Team, using strong first principles to overcome challenges throughout the powertrain's lifecycle., Here at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, quite simply, we're looking for the best. Those who want to be progressively challenged. - Electronics Engineering; pushing the boundaries of electrical efficiency, designing new electronic concepts for power train control, high power motor inverters, battery management systems, and DCDC converters; integration of sensors on to the power train, investigation of performance ideas and close collaboration with the mechanical team to achieve the best packaging electrically, thermally, and volumetrically.
- Test Engineering; strive to recreate the racetrack and race-car environment to make each experiment as representative as possible. Engineer test rigs to push the components and systems of the Power Unit to their absolute limit and validate the underpinning simulations
- A salary of £27,000pa
- Collective bonus
- Company lease car scheme
- 36 days annual leave
- Access to a generous pension scheme
- Private medical programme
- Onsite Gym
- A variety of other benefits and staff discounts
Those who are hungry for success. Those who want to win.
To make sure that we are continuously competitive, we invest heavily in our student programmes and look to develop the best emerging talent to become permanent members of our talented, curious and tenacious team.
We've now opened our application window for our 2024 vacancies! We have over 50 opportunities available, across all disciplines, for exceptional students to join our Eight-time World Championship winning team at our state-of-the-art Technology Centre in Northamptonshire.
Our development programmes span all aspects of Engineering (from Mechanical, to Electrical, to Software), Operational opportunities (Programme Management, Purchasing and Manufacturing) as well as Corporate Services (HR, IT and Finance).
As a team we pride ourselves on challenging and developing our graduates with a rotation plan which will provide exposure to a breadth of engineering across a range of exciting and challenging projects spanning Formula 1 and Advanced Technology. During your time on the Placement scheme, dependent on your skills, you may have time in some of the following departments throughout Formula 1 and Advanced Technologies:
What can we offer you?
We offer the opportunity to work in a state of the art Technology centre, being involved in exciting technological challenges alongside some of the world's best engineers. You will get the opportunity to engineer solutions in world class facilities and, having been thoroughly proven at our Technology Centre. You will be able to see your ideas raced in F1, or powering pioneering road going Mercedes EV prototypes such as the EQXX. You will also have the opportunity to work towards chartered status with the IET and will be assigned a personal mentor who will support you throughout.
Our benefits package includes: