AI/ML/Data Science Engineer

  • Formula One Management Limited
  • Biggin Hill, Kent
  • 31/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications SQL Python

Job Description

Role Overview

We are looking for an AI,ML,Data Science Engineer to join our Innovation & Technology team. Reporting into our Chief Engineering & Innovation Officer, this role will design, build, and deploy intelligent data systems and AI/ML solutions.

Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models for predictive analytics, computer vision, natural language processing, and anomaly detection.
  • Build scalable inference pipelines for real time and batch processing, and implement model monitoring, drift detection, and retraining workflows.
  • Prototype and validate ideas rapidly to demonstrate value before scaling into production.
  • Balance short term delivery with long term platform thinking, prioritising speed to value and learning.
  • Operate with incomplete requirements, shape problems collaboratively with business stakeholders.
  • Continuously research emerging data, AI, and systems technologies across adjacent and non adjacent industries.
  • Translate external best practices into the unique constraints and opportunities of Formula One.
  • Design and maintain robust data pipelines integrating telemetry, timing, video, image, event operations, and commercial data.
  • Develop APIs and services to expose analytics capabilities to internal stakeholders; ensure high availability and low latency for race critical systems.
  • Proactively identify high impact data and AI opportunities by engaging directly with teams across the business.
  • Translate business and sporting requirements into technical solutions and present findings to technical and executive audiences.
  • Build trusted relationships across technical and non technical teams to become a go to partner for data and AI enabled problem solving.
  • Implement responsible AI practices, support data privacy, governance, and regulatory compliance.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to secure data pipelines and AI systems.
Qualifications

Personal Qualities

  • Intellectually curious and bias toward innovation.
  • Accountable with operational rigor.
  • Highly autonomous and self directed.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous and loosely defined problem spaces.
  • Pragmatic: knows when "good enough now" beats "perfect later".
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with enterprise discipline.

Experience

  • 5-10 years of experience in data science, AI, or machine learning engineering.
  • Experience with ML frameworks and building and deploying production ML systems.
  • Experience with SQL and modern data warehouses.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration.
  • Desirable: real time data environments, computer vision applied to video analytics, edge computing, cybersecurity best practices, large scale telemetry or IoT data, sensor fusion systems.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Deliver impactful technical solutions where problem definition evolved through experimentation.
  • Strong communication and cross functional teamwork.
  • Proficiency in Python.
  • Knowledge of streaming data systems.
  • Solid understanding of statistics and probability, model evaluation methodologies, data preprocessing and feature engineering.
  • Systems thinking and architectural discipline.
  • Operate in high pressure, event driven environments.
  • Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
  • Clear documentation and technical writing ability.
  • Strong interpersonal awareness and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
  • Private Healthcare scheme.
  • Dental care.
  • 4 Grand Prix Paddock passes per season.
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies.
  • Free staff shuttle service to/from surrounding trains stations near Biggin Hill.
  • Free healthy snacks in offices.
  • Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill (breakfast and lunch).
  • 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days plus a Christmas period closure.
  • Opportunities to develop and request training via in house Learning and Development team.
  • Discount on F1 merchandise.
  • Discount at F1's experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive.
  • Perkbox benefit portal and more.