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Graduate Software Engineer

Brackley, UK

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars with the aim of fighting for world championships each and every year.

Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.

Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.

About the Role:

The Engineering Software department is a growing agile team which forms part of the Mercedes Performance group. We cover a number of key projects for both the F1 car and our Applied Science projects. Applied Science is the commercial engineering division of our team, and our mission is to leverage the best of aerospace and motorsport technologies to deliver performance for our customers across the domains of land, sea and air.

We're seeking a highly talented and motivated Software Engineer to join our growing software development group. You’ll work in a self-directing project team, with other developers to deliver projects that continuously improve our insights of our car, driving our race performance.

Partnering with key internal customers, you’ll understand their requirements, build functionality and test our solutions to ensure a seamless customer experience. Key projects will enhance our existing systems and develop new functionality for our teams, examples include our Driver in the Loop real time simulator, our HPC infrastructure and our data capture and analysis systems.

Your work will push our car development both on and off track, and you’ll get the opportunity to work with a wide range of key stakeholders, delivering high value projects with a real-world impact.

We want to be the best in everything that we do from racing cars to software development, and are looking to revolutionise our working practices, from concept to deployment. We’re creating the next generation of software infrastructure that will be the foundation of our success for years to come.

We’re looking for a pro-active and talented engineer, who is keen to develop their career in a customer facing environment. In return, we’ll provide you with opportunities for growth, mentoring support and the chance to support our race team at live events.

It’s a really exciting time to join our team, where you can make a tangible impact on our car development and race performance.

What you'll be doing:

• Enhancing existing systems and build new functionality to further our understanding of our race car.

• Building a strong understanding of our internal customer needs, providing a seamless customer experience and deliver projects to a high standard.

• Plan project architecture ensuring sustainable integration with our existing systems.

• Developing automated test plans, to ensure projects are rigorously tested before release.

• Using development methodologies and continuously improve how we make software.

• Developing your technical skills to suit a variety of business needs.

• Supporting some of our live race events, ensuring the team can access the right information at the right time to enhance our strategic decision making.

What we are looking for:

• Relevant degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or equivalent.

• Experience working with code bases, either on a placement scheme or personal projects with an understanding of Object-Oriented Programming.

• Understanding of development methodologies and full Software Development Lifecycle.

• Passionate about software development, solving complex problems and continuous improvement.

• Customer focused with excellent communication skills.

Benefits:

Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment and employee well-being programmes.

Why us:

At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.

Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.

Your Application:

We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please upload your cover letter and CV as one single PDF file.

Online Testing:

As part of the application process, you will be required to complete the following tests (if you have not completed them within the last 6 months)

• Psychometric Testing: Factors

• Psychometric Testing: Advanced Logiks