Placement
TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 12-month placement supporting technical training development and logistics.
- Gain experience in vehicle preparation, fleet management, and training platform support.
- Must be studying an Automotive/Motorsport Engineering degree and hold a clean driving licence.
- Role commences August 2027.
- Highly competitive salary with benefits including 27 days holiday and preferential rates.
About the Role
This is a Placement Year position for a candidate currently studying an Undergraduate degree at university, seeking a placement for their third year. The role will commence in August 2027.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct support across Technical Training delivery and development.
- Support the Technical Training team in the areas of:
- Course set-up and breakdown.
- Vehicle preparation (classic, modern internal combustion and high voltage vehicles).
- Preparation of Diagnostics systems for use in technical training.
- Management of training aids to include in the classroom and the training workshops.
- Liaise with technical trainers in organising and procurement of special tools, parts and training materials.
- Maintenance of vehicle diagnostic system software, to include training tablets.
- Management and maintenance of vehicle training fleet, to include:
- Vehicle checks before and after loans.
- Vehicle defleet checks and process.
- Scheduling of vehicles for technical training courses.
- Managing My Porsche platform for technical training vehicles.
- Vehicle ordering including specification verification with team members.
- Moving vehicles around on site were needed.
- Proactively manage the specialist tooling, including auditing and the maintenance of the specialist tool database on an ongoing basis.
- Liaise with Service Quality management team and intern on a regular basis to monitor and develop future training needs.
- Proactively look at areas where improvements can be made within the technical training processes attributed to the intern role.
- Work with the Technical Course Developer in researching technical materials and processes for use in training materials and tasks.
- Assist in the process of liaising with outside providers in writing ITSM tickets for training systems operational issues with regards to technical training learning platforms.
Minimum Qualifications
- Studying an Automotive/Motorsport Engineering related Undergraduate degree.
- Excellent level of PC literacy, including MS-Office, Excel, Word.
- Highly proficient in both spoken and written English.
- Must have held a clean driving licence for more than 2 years.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent prioritisation and organisation skills.
- Interested in the automotive industry and innovation.
Benefits
- Highly Competitive salary.
- Fixed hours each week - 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm.
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Preferential rates on several products and services, including high street brands, restaurants, gyms and Porsche products.
- Life Assurance.
- DC Pension Scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme - support and advice on issues impacting your wellbeing.
- Dedicated mental health champions.
- Opportunity to visit the Porsche Experience Centre in Silverstone and drive the full Porsche vehicle range.