Motorsport related jobs...
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So my boy wants to go in to motorsport, and for uni he wants to do a related course. His school wants him to choose his employment to match him a job (bit early at 15?) I went in to auditing so I don’t really have a clue.
He’s a very talented mathematician. He’s doing all three sciences too. He’s predicted A*/8 in all his subjects but he’s aiming for 9’s.
Only thing is he can’t put two bits of Lego together, his motor skills are pretty awful.
Anything highly paid and non practical in the motorsport industry?
Cheers
He’s a very talented mathematician. He’s doing all three sciences too. He’s predicted A*/8 in all his subjects but he’s aiming for 9’s.
Only thing is he can’t put two bits of Lego together, his motor skills are pretty awful.
Anything highly paid and non practical in the motorsport industry?
Cheers
Mechanical and aerospace engineering are the usual routes to motorsports. As an engineer with a degree most jobs will not be hands on. You will spending more time at a computer screen or working with other people that are more practical. Although I would not discourage getting hands on as you can learn a lot and this transfers to the work you do on the computer.
Once you have the qualifications nailed you can then specialise:
- CFD
- Structures
- Materials
- CAD
- Electronics
- Dynamics
Those are the main roles but there are others in relation to engine tuning, testing etc. Both the degrees at the top will help get you into these roles. Some might benefit from further experience or even a PhD/EngD but you are becoming very specialised/top of the field at that point.
Once you have the qualifications nailed you can then specialise:
- CFD
- Structures
- Materials
- CAD
- Electronics
- Dynamics
Those are the main roles but there are others in relation to engine tuning, testing etc. Both the degrees at the top will help get you into these roles. Some might benefit from further experience or even a PhD/EngD but you are becoming very specialised/top of the field at that point.
Edited by delta0 on Wednesday 3rd October 08:45
Sound very similar to my older son. That said, he's possibly less academic (maths + 2 sciences) than your lad. Balancing that, he's pretty practical - a whizz at lego, then mountain bike building, then helping me restore my Lambretta scooter (he has a triumph street triple R to faff with - or at lest did until the other week when, following a weekend at the Nurburgring, it threw a piston/conrods out of bed !)
He's now at Oxford Brookes (Mech Eng) - on his 3rd year, they are very much auto/motorsport focussed - there's a fair bit of practical especially in yr 1 - laying up carbon, laying down strain gauges, building up engines etc.
He's now at Oxford Brookes (Mech Eng) - on his 3rd year, they are very much auto/motorsport focussed - there's a fair bit of practical especially in yr 1 - laying up carbon, laying down strain gauges, building up engines etc.
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