Head of Structural Analysis & Materials

Company ALPINE RACING LIMITED Job Description

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a dynamic and innovative F1 team? We have an exciting opportunity to join the Alpine Formula One Team at Enstone as our Head of Structural Analysis & Materials. This is a key technical leadership role within the Engineering Office, responsible for defining and delivering the team's structural analysis and materials strategy. Leading a highly skilled group of engineers, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the performance, reliability and regulatory compliance of all car structures while driving innovation in analysis methodologies, material technologies and engineering capability. Our team is dedicated to engineering excellence, pushing the boundaries of technology and performance in pursuit of competitive advantage. We are built on collaboration, innovation and mutual support, fostering an inclusive environment where every contribution matters.

Your Challenge

As Head of Structural Analysis & Materials, you will provide strategic, technical and people leadership for the Structural Analysis and Materials functions, ensuring the team delivers accurate, timely and high-quality engineering support across all areas of the race car. You will be responsible for setting the direction of the department, developing technical capability and ensuring resources are aligned to business priorities. The role will oversee all structural analysis activities, including load definition, finite element analysis, correlation and validation methodologies, while also driving the development and application of advanced materials technologies. Working closely with Design, Aerodynamics, Vehicle Performance, Manufacturing and Trackside Engineering teams, you will ensure that analysis methodologies and material solutions support vehicle performance, reliability, weight optimisation and regulatory compliance. You will also be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve engineering workflows, simulation techniques, automation and data-driven engineering approaches, ensuring the department continues to evolve and deliver competitive advantage. As a departmental leader, you will play a key role in developing technical capability, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and supporting succession planning to ensure long-term organisational success.

Who We Want

We are looking to strengthen our leadership team with an individual who possesses significant experience in structural analysis, materials engineering or a related high-performance engineering environment. You will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership capability and a passion for developing people and engineering excellence. You should be educated to degree level in Engineering, Materials Science or a related discipline and have a strong understanding of finite element analysis, structural mechanics, composite and metallic structures, and material behaviour. Experience leading technical teams within motorsport, automotive, aerospace or similarly demanding engineering sectors would be highly advantageous. The ideal candidate will also have experience developing engineering methodologies, tools and processes, together with knowledge of Abaqus, Python programming, engineering automation, Unix/Linux environments and high-performance computing systems. Strong communication, stakeholder management and decision-making skills are essential, as is the ability to influence across multiple functions and drive collaborative working.

What We Offer

Working for Alpine Formula One Team, you will collaborate with world-class engineers and technical specialists, directly influencing the performance of a Formula One car competing on the global stage.

At Alpine Formula One Team, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, recognising that diverse thinking is fundamental to achieving exceptional results.

• competitive remuneration packages
• private medical healthcare
• access to a free on-site gym
• a subsidised restaurant
• a range of additional benefits

Job Family

Alpine Racing UK Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc.

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BWT Alpine Formula One Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly and rising star Franco Colapinto. The two drivers, under the leadership of Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore and Managing Director Steve Nielsen and piloting the revolutionary Alpine A526, are driving forward the team's charge during a highly competitive Formula One season.

The team operates out of its Enstone factory in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, where it has been based since 1992, in its previous guises as Benetton Formula, Renault F1 Team and Lotus F1 Team.

Enstone has a winning legacy with seven Formula One World Championships including the Drivers' World Championship 1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006 with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, and the Constructors' World Championship 1995, 2005 and 2006 .

The team's 2026 car, the A526, is designed and built on-site with the 1000-strong workforce working hard towards the new opportunities presented in the 24-race season. For more information, please head to

Alpine, a brand born from racing Alpine's history dates back to 1955 when Jean Rédélé, a young man passionate about competition, formed the automotive brand. Fast forward nearly 70 years, and Alpine is now at the forefront of motor racing, competing alongside the elite in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the World Endurance Championship as well as many other motorsport disciplines.

The original A110 road car was introduced in 1962 and, by the early 1970s, Alpine was a major force in topflight rally competition. In 1971, Alpine took the three steps on the podium of the world-famous Rallye Monte Carlo for the first time and later again in 1973. The company went on to win the World Rally Championship Manufacturers' title later that year.

Alpine achieved one of its most famous motorsport triumphs in 1978; overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Filled with this racing passion and savoir-faire, the brand continued to release new and innovative road cars throughout the 70s and 80s, including the A310 V6 and the GTA. As soon as Alpine's relaunch in 2012 was announced, a competition programme was born to develop the brand's awareness. This commitment was underlined in endurance racing, which has enjoyed numerous successes on international circuits.

Fast forward to 2021 and Alpine took its very first steps into the elite realms of Formula 1, after Luca de Meo announced the company's decision to enter the series as the rebranded Alpine F1 Team. In 2024, the brand is reiterating its commitment to Formula 1, Endurance, Rally, Cup, GT and the SimRacing sphere through Esports. A busy calendar for 2024, punctuated by the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the World Endurance Championship, the FFSA GT4 European Series, FFSA Championnat de France GT, the Championnat de France FFSA des Rallyes, but also by customer competitions organised by the brand, such as the Alpine Elf Rally Trophy on the road and the Alpine Elf Europa Cup on the track.