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Senior Engineer - Motorsport and Advanced Engineering

Fortescue · Kidlington, OXF, United Kingdom · posted 2026-09-08

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Country/Region
GB
State
OXF
City
Kidlington

16395

The Power of Now

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer to join the Motorsport & Advanced Engineering department.

About the role

The motorsport and advanced engineering team have project workload that requires an experienced design engineer with a strong skillset of mechanical design, ideally in the context of electrification. The projects are high performance in nature, with a focus on lightweight and powerful systems across motorsport, defence and other applications.

What you will do

  • As a member of the design and analysis engineering team your duties will include:
  • Responsible for design across mechanical, electrical and thermal projects
  • Lead engineering design principles across multiple disciplines
  • Line management of engineers, with responsibility for output and professional development
  • Represent Fortescue Zero in front of customers and suppliers
  • Effective communication with other engineering teams
  • Continuously improve engineering and business systems and processes
  • Create Design Verification Plans
  • Interpret regulations and standards, then develop plans to demonstrate conformity
  • Project planning of resource and tasks to meet requirements
  • Problem solving and fault rectification

In addition, your duties may also include

  • Conducting design reviews and drawing checking
  • Design for performance, efficiency and total cost optimisation
  • Occasional event or test support
  • Responsibility for the health and safety of those working on a project
  • Develop supply chain

About you

  • Must have high quality mechanical design experience (>5 years) in high performance applications such as motorsport, defence, aerospace.
  • Significant exposure to HV systems, energy storage and low volume applications is highly desirable
  • Composites and structural design with FEA experience is advantageous.
  • Must be a proficient CAD (Siemens NX preferred) and PLM (Siemens Teamcenter preferred) user.
  • Demonstrated leadership potential alongside effective communication skills
  • Must be able to achieve and maintain Base Line Security Clearance (BPSS) for this role.
  • Ability to travel outside the UK
  • What is in it for you?

Our UK benefits include: Bonus scheme

  • Aviva Pension
  • Group Life Assurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Electric Car Scheme
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Private Medical Insurance

26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year

Childcare Benefits

Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

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