Description
Cadillac Formula 1 is excited to be on the grid for the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. Our new team is gearing up for rapid growth. To achieve our goals, we need to create and sustain a high-performance culture in every area. We have ambitious plans to build an outstanding operation that can compete at the highest level.
From exceptional engineering and design talent to a world-class race team, supported by specialists in off-track roles, we are assembling the expertise needed to drive this operation forward and compete at the highest level.
Being part of this team will accelerate your career. Take a closer look at the role:
Job Description:
The Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of the F1 car by managing and resolving reliability issues. This role involves monitoring and progressing issues, analyzing data, and producing reports to track reliability performance. The Reliability Engineer acts as a crucial link between the track and the factory during events, providing support in the absence of the Reliability Manager. Effective communication and collaboration with engineers, mechanics, and production teams are essential to address and resolve issues. Additionally, the role contributes to the continuous improvement of engineering procedures to enhance reliability processes, ensuring the car performs optimally throughout the season.
What you will be doing:
* Progress reliability issue resolution and progression.
* Flag any issues that are not progressing as scheduled.
* Produce weekly, monthly, and annual metrics in collaboration with the reliability manager.
* Review event issues live and act as a link from the track to the factory in the absence of the Reliability Manager.
* Support post-event issue review meetings.
* Compile issues list actions.
* Contribute to reliability reviews across the season.
* Update issues database, closing issues as required.
* Attend events as required.
* Resolve low to medium severity issues if and when required (design changes, update drawings, etc.).
* Contribute to the definition and documentation of internal engineering procedures.
* Provide possible ‘Operations Room’ support across events to support the Reliability Manager at the track.
Requirements
Attributes
* Understanding of the current F1 car structure and high-level race car engineering.
* Understanding of engineering production processes and timescales.
* Good communication skills, able to communicate clearly and effectively with engineers, mechanics, and production teams. Confident in challenging existing perceptions.
* Open-minded, able to consider novel solutions, and differentiate between short, medium, and long-term solutions to issues. Confident in discussing potentially difficult topics.
* Flexible, with the ability to adapt to varying workloads, deadlines, and working hours, potentially at short notice.
Skills & Experience
* Able to manage a varied workload.
* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel (most valued), and PowerPoint.
* Familiar with CAD, preferably CATIA/3DX.
* Qualified to engineering degree level preferred.
* Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in high-level motorsport or aerospace engineering.
Miscellaneous
* Some travel likely/expected (winter testing, European events, team tyre tests).
* A broad design background preferred over a specialized one.
* Suitable for someone with a design office background wanting to develop a more varied workload and involved in multiple areas of the car/team.
Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and this job posting will close once a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage interested individuals to submit their applications promptly. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to the fair treatment of all employees and do not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
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