VCARB F1 Team - Industrial Placement Programme 2027/2028

Ready to take your first step into Formula 1? Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team is looking for innovative and motivated students who share our passion for making the race car go faster to join our Aerodynamics, Vehicle Performance and Technology departments. Whatever your STEM background or area of expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside our experts and contribute to the development and performance of our F1 car. It’s a unique opportunity to put your knowledge into practice, learn to work in a fast-paced environment and build the foundations of your career in F1. This is a 13-months placement opportunity, starting in July 2027 in Milton Keynes (UK). Please be aware that we can provide UK visa sponsorship for this placement, so if you are currently based outside the UK, please don’t let this hold you back from applying. Please submit your latest CV and we suggest adding a short cover letter explaining your motivation for joining us. We accept applications until October 4th, 2026.

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. Race 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 Development of processes and technologies to aid in the aerodynamic testing of the wind tunnel model. Use, maintain and develop model