Jobs at Formula 1

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for mechanical engineering work and technical reporting within Formula 1’s Technical division. The posting provides limited role-specific detail but emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and contributing to the future of motorsport technology. This is a fixed-term contract position based around Formula 1’s Biggin Hill operations.

Designs, develops, documents, prototypes, tests, manufactures, and commissions mechanical systems and components for Formula 1 projects. Performs 3D modeling, 2D drafting, fault diagnosis, system maintenance, and design administration using Creo, AutoCAD, and Windchill PDMLink. Collaborates with internal teams, suppliers, and manufacturers, supports event operations internationally, and contributes to technical reporting, project estimation, commissioning, and mechanical equipment rigging.

Manage venue sales for Formula 1’s 40 Broadway headquarters, including lead conversion, new business generation, site tours, proposals, negotiations, pricing, and client handovers. The role owns pipeline management, CRM reporting, revenue targets, cross-selling, market analysis, and venue sales strategy. Close collaboration with Events and Hospitality teams is required, along with flexibility for evening and weekend events.

Recruit and retain talent for Formula 1 across Biggin Hill and London offices. Responsibilities include partnering with hiring managers and HR business partners, managing end-to-end recruitment, building talent pipelines, conducting selection processes, overseeing agencies, supporting employer branding, analyzing recruitment metrics, creating dashboards, improving processes, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Supports Formula 1’s video archive by ingesting media, maintaining accurate metadata and database records, preparing footage requests, configuring broadcast-standard exports, and helping content production teams locate footage. The role requires archive administration, knowledge of video formats and transmission standards, basic Adobe Premiere and Media Encoder skills, attention to detail, confidentiality, and flexibility to work weekends and irregular hours.

Leads cloud and platform engineering strategy, teams, architecture, reliability, security remediation, incident coordination, disaster recovery, budgets, and supplier relationships. Owns AWS, Kubernetes, shared platforms, engineering standards, availability, SLOs, and roadmaps aligned with the Formula 1 race calendar. Partners across engineering and media functions while guiding complex technical initiatives and developing platform engineering talent.

Leads Formula 1 paddock event operations, including branding installations, grid ceremony infrastructure, supplier management, event delivery, and on-site project execution. Manages Paddock Operations Managers and Coordinators while collaborating with internal departments, vendors, partners, and stakeholders. Oversees budgets, procurement, purchase orders, event production, administrative systems, and delivery of international events.

Plans and delivers trackside, paddock, podium, digital, and virtual sponsor branding at Formula 1 events. Manages project plans, suppliers, contractors, installation teams, venue plans, technical requirements, timelines, sponsor obligations, LED infrastructure, and live broadcast exposure. Coordinates stakeholders, resolves on-site issues, maintains project documentation, and produces race reports and post-event evaluations while ensuring safe, accurate, high-quality delivery.

Provides desk-side and remote IT support across Formula 1 sites, handling hardware, software, telecommunications, escalations, change requests, and service tickets. The role builds, deploys, and maintains hardware; supports C-suite users; monitors IT systems; maintains documentation and asset records; and follows IT service management and change-control processes. Strong communication, organization, customer service, and problem-solving skills are required, along with Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory knowledge.

Produce and manage creative video content for Formula 1’s bespoke AV installations in London and Biggin Hill. Responsibilities include designing 2D and 3D content, updating screens after races, managing technical production workflows, supervising designers and agencies, ensuring factual and technical accuracy, and delivering content across 24/7 installations. The role requires flexibility for race-weekend, evening, and night work, along with collaboration across internal departments and external partners.

Designs high-quality 2D and 3D motion graphics for Formula 1 broadcast content, corporate videos, and bespoke AV screen installations. Collaborates with producers and designers to deliver technically sound, on-brand creative work across varied specifications. The role requires proven motion graphics experience, strong design principles, deadline flexibility, and occasional evening, weekend, or night work aligned with race events.

Maintain and optimize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations environments and integrations. Configure customizations, manage user permissions, troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, implement security controls, and support change management. Develop integrations and automation using Azure services, Logic Apps, Power Apps, Power Automate, C#, and Python. Manage projects, documentation, training, third-party relationships, and escalations while providing occasional support outside normal business hours and traveling to business sites when required.

Responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, securing, and optimizing database systems, including SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and cloud databases. Duties include performance monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, access control, troubleshooting, incident management, documentation, root cause analysis, compliance, automation, project delivery, and supporting systems and infrastructure teams. The role also involves training colleagues, occasional travel, and out-of-hours support.

Coordinates worldwide transportation and distribution of Formula 1 freight, including shipping documentation, customs declarations, aircraft loading, logistics partners, regulatory compliance, security programs, reporting, budgeting, and sustainability activities. The role supports approximately 10–12 international flyaway events annually, involving around 100 overseas days and regular solo travel. Candidates need logistics experience focused on air charter and event cargo, customs and international trade knowledge, widebody aircraft operations knowledge, strong Microsoft Office skills, and a current UK driving licence.

Lead the end-to-end development of complex electronic hardware for Formula 1 timing, broadcast, and event operations. Responsibilities include requirements, architecture, analogue and digital circuit design, PCB development, verification, debugging, integration, manufacturing support, supplier coordination, risk management, documentation, and mentoring engineers and technicians.

Maintain, configure, and enhance Formula 1’s Workday platform across HR modules including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Learning, and Time Tracking. The role supports integrations, security, reporting, data uploads, system releases, audits, compliance, user training, and HR process automation. It also contributes to AI initiatives, performance and reward improvements, business requirements gathering, troubleshooting, documentation, and continuous system optimisation.

Authors and maintains mechanical engineering documentation, including design reports, specifications, work instructions, test procedures, and release records. Manages document control, revision traceability, approval workflows, governance packs, status reporting, and engineering trackers. Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to support design reviews, audits, build, inspection, and validation activities. Reviews legacy documentation and ensures technical accuracy, confidentiality, consistency, and deadline adherence.

Manages Formula 1’s gaming and eSports licensee partnerships, supporting licensing, marketing, financial reporting, IP approvals, and commercial growth. Coordinates F1 Sim Racing tournaments, events, activations, and service providers while aligning internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities include account management, project delivery, budget forecasting, royalty tracking, invoicing, presentations, partner performance monitoring, and supporting license agreements and renewals.

Administer and maintain Formula 1’s physical, virtual, and cloud IT infrastructure across offices and Grand Prix events. Responsibilities include server management, system monitoring, backups and disaster recovery, security controls, troubleshooting, incident and problem management, documentation, change management, project delivery, user support, and technology implementation. The role also provides escalation support, training, root cause analysis, and occasional travel while supporting systems outside standard business hours.

Provides technical leadership for enterprise AV systems across Formula 1’s media and experiential environments. Responsibilities include AV design reviews, integrator coordination, commissioning, witness testing, validation, go-live support, troubleshooting, incident management, maintenance, documentation, media delivery optimization, system upgrades, lifecycle management, and mentoring. The role supports LED walls, studios, video servers, display controllers, and networked AV systems during projects and live events.