EDS Engineer
EDS Engineer
Contract Type:
Contractor
Location:
Milton Keynes - Buckinghamshire
Industry:
Design & Development
Contact Name:
Joe Dunne
Contact Email:
joe.dunne@professional-technical.com
Contact Phone:
01283 499820
Date Published:
16-Jul-2025
A leading Formula 1 team is looking for a Contract EDS Engineer
to support the mechanical packaging and integration of electrical systems in high-performance race car environments. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role requiring experience in delivering robust and lightweight electrical hardware installations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mechanical packaging of electrical components including:
- Enclosures, brackets, housings, and trunking
- Batteries, busbars, PCB mounting, and cold plates
- High-voltage composite battery pack enclosures
- Thermal-mechanical design:
- Cooling calculations
- Ducting, heatsink specification, and integration
- Design and specification of AV mounting systems:
- Sizing of bushings
- Test definition and validation planning
- Development of tooling and installation processes
- Close collaboration with electrical, composites, and design teams to ensure optimal system performance and integration
Required Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in EDS design within motorsport, automotive, aerospace, or EV sectors
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles for electrical systems packaging
- Familiarity with thermal management of electronic systems
- CAD proficiency (e.g., Siemens NX, CATIA V5 preferred)
- Experience with composite enclosures, lightweight materials, and packaging constraints
- Knowledge of vibration and fatigue in electrical mounting systems
- Ability to deliver high-quality solutions under tight deadlines in a high-performance engineering environment
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