Industrial Placement - Aerodynamics Review
by Williams Racing
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Williams Racing
- 7. Would you recommend Williams Racing to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Williams Racing
Overview
Typical aerodynamic development cycle: - Start with a flow field goal - Design an aerodynamic component in CAD - Analyse its performance using CFD simulation - Conduct wind tunnel tests - Analyse all the collected data to close the loop and start the next cycle
Skills
Newly learnt skills: Everything around wind tunnel testing: - Keeping an eye on sevaral live data channels - Fast decision making - Practical aspects of wind tunnel testing Improved skills: - CFD analysis and flow field understanding - Surfacing - Team work and communication - Data visualisation, presentation, and discussion
Responsibilities
Definitely!! I was given sole responsibility to design aerodynamic components of the race car. I was also trusted with preparing and leading wind tunnel shifts on my own.
Support & Guidance
A lot! I had a mentor who provided close guidance through the year and was always available for questions. I also had weekly 1 to 1 sessions with my mentor and my principal who listened very carefully to my feedback and questions and always supported me with feedback and recommendations from their side and were clearly interested in improving my experience in the company.
Culture
Very supportive and open. You can notice that people feel at home at Williams and want to excel as a team. However, this is Formula 1, so there is a fast pace and natural pressure to deliver on targets and goals.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed the topic of aerodynamic develpment and the high level on which this is done in F1. The infrastructure such as CFD resources and wind tunnel that I got to use as a placement student were great and fascinating. I also enjoyed the responsibility that I got, enabling me to really contribute towards the project. It was great to be able to learn from the experience of all the friendly team members around me. However, F1 work is of course demanding and can be stressful.
Yes
Try to gain as much knowledge and experience as you can in the field that you are applying in, such that you can really make an impact during your placement. Be prepared to fully commit to the job.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering
South East
September 2024
