Graduate engineer looking to gain experience in motorsport

[JonnyRSchofield]

Hello everyone,


Having just found this forum, I am a graduating engineer from the University of Liverpool with a 1:1 class MEng in Mechanical engineering and looking for advice. Please feel free to move this thread to another area of the forum if I am mistaken about the topics location.


I am looking for design/test/trackside engineer experience wherever possible and willing to give my weekends and holidays up in return for travel expenses. I have been involved with Formula student for 3 years, achieving the position of senior management, overseeing the cars drivetrain and have attended a number of European based competitions. Up until now, I have had interviews with positions with a few race teams but the feedback on both occasions mentioned gaining more experience.


Fortunately, in this economic climate I have found myself a graduate position at an engineering firm, which will give me a well rounded experience in the engineering industry whilst ‘paying the bills’, but my real goal is to work in motorsport. I am willing to work hard, give up weekends and keen to learn the necessary skills to be involved in a race team.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jonathan