Model Maker

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Grove, Wantage
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

Precision Manufacturing Model Making 60% Scale Model Parts Wind Tunnel Testing Collaboration with Design Teams Quality Control Continuous Improvement Health & Safety

FULL DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Model Maker

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Location: Grove, Wantage (UK)

Work Type: On-site

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Department: Aerodynamics

Salary: Not specified

Role Purpose

As a Model Maker, you'll be at the heart of our Aerodynamics department, crafting and testing high-precision 60% scale model parts in one of the most advanced wind tunnel facilities in motorsport. What you make in the Model Shop makes it onto the racetrack. That's the job of a lifetime.

About the Role

  • Manufacturing and testing precision 60% scale parts, working with Model Design, Aero, and Aero Test Facilities teams.
  • Own the detail, ensuring every part is accounted for and the pre-fit model is always race-ready.
  • Build close working relationship with the Aero Design Team, using hands-on expertise to spot opportunities for faster model change times without compromising quality.
  • Raise and help fix issues, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Take pride in setting standards for Health & Safety and the impression left on partners and guests.

About You

Being a Model Maker is who you are. You take pride in precision and thrive under pressure. A natural collaborator, you spot ways to do things better and aren't afraid to say so. You bring high standards, a sharp eye for detail, and the resilience to keep delivering in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment. Whether your background is in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or motorsport, what matters most is your drive for excellence and your ambition to be part of something extraordinary.

Company Description

For almost 50 years, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name.

Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.

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