Infiniti’s global search for up-and-coming student engineering talent begins its third successive year with the launch of the 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy. Students from all over the world have the chance to earn the career opportunity of a lifetime working with Infiniti Motor Co. and the Renault Sport Formula One Team.
Infiniti’s new technical partnership with the Renault Sport Formula One Team includes the unique automotive-to-Formula One training program for young engineers.
“Year on year, we continue to strive to improve the academy, and now, with our new and deep-reaching technical partnership with the Renault Sport Formula One Team, we can offer six engineers a truly technically rich, multi-discipline engineering placement,” said Tommaso Volpe, global director, Infiniti Motorsport. “Not only will they spend six months at the Infiniti Technical Center for Europe [in] Cranfield, U.K., they will also experience the facilities at the Renault Sport Formula One Team base in Enstone, Oxfordshire.
“Combining opportunities to work at both companies means our 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy winners are set to craft their careers from the outset with an incredible 12 months at the cutting-edge of big business automotive and motorsport engineering,” added Volpe.
The academy is one of the leading technical recruitment initiatives in Formula One. This year, the following global Infiniti regions are participating: China, Europe (including Russia), Canada, Mexico and Asia and Oceania, with the Middle East and U.S. to be confirmed at a later date.
“We are offering a mix of academic and professional experience across such disciplines as electronics, aerodynamics, mechanical design and composite design,” explained Bob Bell, Renault Sport F1 chief technical officer. “The academy offers a compelling opportunity for up-and-coming engineers to experience the fundamentals of automotive and motorsport engineering.”
For more information on the Infiniti Engineering Academy, or to apply to be a part of the class of 2016, visit academy.infiniti.com.
A video introducing the 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy can be found here.
