Motorsport job help

[ady_GTi]

I have been looking for work for quite a while now, trying to get into design or trackside engineering. Obviously kept an eye out on Autosport but that seems to be mostly senior positions. Do the big teams take on juniors or graduates very often or do you just have to send out CVs and hope?

I have a Automotive engineering degree from Brookes, some design experience in America (with my dads company) and also have done some Data engineering for a couple of Indy lights races.

Anyone got any tips?

[jamiecollins]

I would suggest going along to some race meetings at a level below Formula 1 such as British F3 & GT (on the same bill so killing 2 birds with 1 stone) be brave and introduce yourself to as many team managers as you can and offer to help out for free if necessary just to get a foot in the door and gain some experience.
Formula 1 teams do take graduates straight from university into drawing office and junior engineer roles but a little hands on experience of motorsport can go a long way to making you stand out from the crowd of graduates who may all be vying for the same job. Motorsport recruitment is very much based on experience rather than academic qualifications (with the obvious exception of some specialised roles) with a large chunk of 'it's not what you know but who you know' thrown in, it's not easy to get into but if you are suited to the 'getting the job done no matter what' approach then you can go a long way. Another tip - if you are in a relationship and your partner misses you to the point of not coping when you go away for a week then perhaps motorsport is not for you!
Good Luck