Aero Modelling Student Placement

Company ALPINE RACING LIMITED Job Description Duration:1 year Start Date:July 2027

About Us We are a high-performance Formula One team driven by innovation, precision, and passion. Our Aerodynamic Modelling group plays a key role in understanding and predicting airflow behaviour around the car, enabling data-driven decisions that shape aerodynamic development. As an Aero Modelling Student Placement, you'll be part of a team that combines physics, simulation, and data science to support the design and optimisation of aerodynamic concepts.

The Role

As an Aero Modelling Student Placement, you'll support the development and refinement of aerodynamic models and tools used to predict and analyse car performance across testing domains. You'll research, implement and deploy solutions utilising a range of statistical analysis, ML & AI techniques to extract performance-targeted insights from our aerodynamic datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and validating aerodynamic models and simulation tools
• Help analyse airflow behaviour and aerodynamic performance trends
• Contribute to the development of data analysis and visualisation workflows
• Collaborate with design and performance teams to ensure aerodynamic insights are effectively applied

Who We're Looking For

• Currently studying for a degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Engineering, Maths, Physics) and seeking an industry placement in your penultimate year of university
• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics and aerodynamic principles
• A demonstrable interest in developing statistical modelling and analysis solutions to real world problems, with significant programming experience in Python (or Matlab)
• Familiarity with vehicle dynamics and race-car performance factors is beneficial
• Passion for motorsport and a proactive, analytical mindset
• You must have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role
• Be available to attend onsite for an assessment centre in September

What We Offer in Return

At Alpine Formula One Team, you won't just contribute; you'll make a direct impact on race car performance at the pinnacle of motorsport. Working alongside some of the most talented individuals in the industry, you'll help shape innovation on a global stage. Our purpose-built facilities in Enstone provide the perfect environment to thrive.

We offer a competitive salary, private medical healthcare, full access to our free on-site gym, a fully catered canteen with a daily allowance and a wide range of additional benefits designed to support your wellbeing and growth.

Beyond the perks, you'll be part of a team that's pushing boundaries in Formula One. The thrill of pioneering cutting-edge technology, combined with a collaborative and inclusive culture, creates unmatched opportunities for career development and personal achievement.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Alpine F1 Team, we celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be their true selves. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We're committed to leading by example in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our society.

Job Family Alpine Racing UK Renault Group

We find strength in our diversity and 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.

Company & Brand History

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 was 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 won 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.