Vcarb F1 Team – Undergraduate Internship Programme

Job Description

Aerodynamic Development

Analysis of Computational Fluid Dynamic and Wind Tunnel simulations;

Deliver concise and insightful reports to colleagues, driving development direction;

Produce precise surfaces in CAD;

Ensure thorough and experimentally sound test plans are delivered to those in the Wind Tunnel.

CFD Methodology

Improve the efficiency of the CFD throughput;

CFD code programming;

CFD software benchmarking;

Activities to improve CFD correlation with Wind Tunnel and track;

Support users with the CFD tools for Aerodynamic Development

Data Science

Apply Machine Learning, Statistics, and Computer Science to generate actionable insights that support engineering and performance decisions.

Learn from and collaborate with Data Scientists to master best practices, and essential tools.

Work alongside talented F1 professionals at the intersection of aerodynamic development, vehicle performance, and strategy to help extract every thousandth of a second from the race car.

Drive innovation and efficiency by developing cutting-edge Data Science solutions, while sharing your expertise to enhance the overall organizational capabilities.

From day one, you'll be trusted with meaningful work and supported by the team to make a real impact on live projects.

Strategy

Develop and enhance strategy simulation tools and software, models, and analysis techniques;

Support pre-event, in-event, and post-race analysis reporting, ensuring timely and comprehensive reports;

Generate data and statistical analysis to create relevant trackers for strategy and team performance understanding;

Support live race strategy and competitor analysis during race events from our Operation Room to optimize race performance.

Simulation & Modelling

Improve the simulation toolset and related methodologies for car performance prediction, optimization, and analysis;

Define robust technical workflows for race events/simulator sessions performance analysis and decision-making process on the allocated topics;

Support the daily pre/in/post-event car performance analysis and simulation work;

Support live events in Operation Room on selected race weekend/simulator sessions on the allocated topics.

Race Engineering Support

Contribute to race engineering pre-event documentation including lap-time simulation work

Analyze circuit characteristics to support setup decisions

Support simulation data interpretation and post-session analysis to inform engineering decisions

Assist in preparing driving analysis reports, comparing performance metrics across sessions and drivers

Collaborate with race engineers to compile and update technical documentation

Wind Tunnel Operations Engineering

Development of processes and technologies to aid in the aerodynamic testing of the wind tunnel model.

Use, maintain and develop model instrumentation and electromechanical systems.

Analysis of wind tunnel system data to push continuous improvement and fault resolution.

Aid in the process development of the PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) system and data.

Involvement in hands-on R&D activities to further the teams understanding of aerodynamic testing.

Maintenance, analysis and development of Wind Tunnel Tyres.

Aero Systems / Software Engineering

Develop cutting-edge software tools and applications that empower engineers to design and optimise F1 race car performance, utilising modern technologies and innovative data visualisation techniques.

Write robust, well-documented production code in C#, TypeScript, and Python to build the next generation of analysis and simulation tools that give the team a competitive edge.

Collaborate on advancing data processing pipelines, ensuring optimal application performance and reliability to support critical race car development timelines.

Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid deployment of critical updates with confidence, reducing time-to-production while maintaining the reliability standards essential for race operations.

From day one, you'll be trusted with meaningful work and supported by the team to make a real impact on live projects.

Aerodynamic Surfacing

Create robust parametric CAD surface models based on requests from Aerodynamic Designers;

Develop improved methods to surface complex areas;

Check and confirm surfaces comply with the sport’s technical regulations;

Assist with preparation of transferring surfaces from design to the race car;

Ensure the CFD baseline file is kept up to date for related workflows.

Model Design

Create robust parametric CAD models, using both surface and solid body reference geometry, ready for manufacture of Wind Tunnel model components;

Generate component and assembly drawings that include clear and concise communication of tolerances and assembly processes;

Optimize component designs around packaging constraints and their performance under load;

Complete FEA simulations on components tested in the Wind Tunnel;

Conduct lab tests to prove out designs;

Take on larger scale design projects as part of a small team.

Mechanical Design

Work within a small, multi-disciplinary team to design mechanical systems for wind tunnel applications.

Create robust parametric CAD models (surface and solid geometry) for integration into Wind Tunnel model components.

Generate component and assembly drawings with clear and concise communication of tolerances and assembly processes.

Optimize component designs to meet performance requirements and packaging constraints.

Complete FEA and modal analysis simulations on components destined for the Wind Tunnel.

Carry out hands-on R&D activities to prove out designs and support innovation within the team.

Aero Performance

Dive into CFD and wind tunnel simulations, comparing them with real-world track data to improve vehicle modelling accuracy.

Collaborate with engineers to level up our data analysis and modelling techniques.

Build smart tools that make complex data crystal clear.

Apply data science techniques and stats to decode aerodynamic performance.

Qualifications

Be at least 1 year into your undergraduate degree;

Focused on achieving excellence within a fast-paced team environment;

Team-player attitude and mindset;

Creativity, proactivity and innovation;

Capability of working to deadlines;

Working towards a relevant technical degree, such as AeroSpace, MechEng, CompSci etc.;

Fluency in English.