A Look Into the McLaren Production Centre

[Rutager]

http://www.dexigner.com/news/24223

What a beautiful place to work. The cars aren't half bad either...

 

[tomhart9]

I literally just posted a thread about a documentary on this place!
Wonderful place isn't it? I'd love to work there one day!

 

[AOS-]

You know how people like to travel to other places and spend a week on a cruise, beach resorts and all that jazz? I'd rather spend a week there.

 

[tomhart9]

You know how people like to travel to other places and spend a week on a cruise, beach resorts and all that jazz? I'd rather spend a week there.

You're not the only one!

 

[lbsf1]

You know how people like to travel to other places and spend a week on a cruise, beach resorts and all that jazz? I'd rather spend a week there.

I was lucky enough to spend a week there doing work experiance in the aerodynamics and wind tunnel. It was apsolutely amazing, its hard to find words to describe it. I was there the day they were moving all the stuff from one factory to the other for the 12C, all day there was a procession of equiptment and cars going down the path/road from one factory to the other.

I was also lucky enough to spend a week doing work experiance at Force India, and the comparison is astonishing.

Another situation that shows the attention to detail that Ron Dennis has is that in the new production line he designed it so that no tiles would have to be cut to make the factory, they would all fit in whole.

 

[AOS-]

I was more drawn to the interior look of the building... the super super clean look of the walls, floor and ceiling.. how shiny and pure every car looked.... basically eye candy I can just walk thorough at will....

 

[tomhart9]

I was lucky enough to spend a week there doing work experiance in the aerodynamics and wind tunnel. It was apsolutely amazing, its hard to find words to describe it. I was there the day they were moving all the stuff from one factory to the other for the 12C, all day there was a procession of equiptment and cars going down the path/road from one factory to the other.

I was also lucky enough to spend a week doing work experiance at Force India, and the comparison is astonishing.

Another situation that shows the attention to detail that Ron Dennis has is that in the new production line he designed it so that no tiles would have to be cut to make the factory, they would all fit in whole.

Oh wow! You lucky chap!!
I'm wondering how you got into those positions in the first place? Your experience, qualifications and the like.
I'm applying to study Motorsport Engineering at Uni next year so any tips of how to get into the industry would be very appreciated

 

[lbsf1]

Oh wow! You lucky chap!!
I'm wondering how you got into those positions in the first place? Your experience, qualifications and the like.
I'm applying to study Motorsport Engineering at Uni next year so any tips of how to get into the industry would be very appreciated

Well I got the force india one because the careers department at my school had a contact.

The mclaren one I applied online through their application process, and very luckily I got through. Helped that I'm only 15mins away from the factory and race karts myself.

What I have learnt however is its not what you know but who you know sadly, those with contacts always get priority.

If you are doing motorsport engineering then you most likely would be looking at doing something directly on the cars, not development. You probably won't get into an f1 team straight away but work your way up from touring/gt or lower formula cars.

I'm looking at doing Mechanical engineering, thus leaving my options open not just specifying on motorsport, and if from that I can specify in Aero.

Beware though teams like mclaren though only take the very very best. Most guys I worked with were doctors of engineering.


Also I have met the guy who they interviewed on there who worked on the old cars.

 

[tomhart9]

Well I got the force india one because the careers department at my school had a contact.

The mclaren one I applied online through their application process, and very luckily I got through. Helped that I'm only 15mins away from the factory and race karts myself.

What I have learnt however is its not what you know but who you know sadly, those with contacts always get priority.

If you are doing motorsport engineering then you most likely would be looking at doing something directly on the cars, not development. You probably won't get into an f1 team straight away but work your way up from touring/gt or lower formula cars.

I'm looking at doing Mechanical engineering, thus leaving my options open not just specifying on motorsport, and if from that I can specify in Aero.

Beware though teams like mclaren though only take the very very best. Most guys I worked with were doctors of engineering.


Also I have met the guy who they interviewed on there who worked on the old cars.

Ahhh thank you!

It's very often who you know unfortunately My college has organised the head aerodynamicist from mercedes to come in and talk to my physics class, not sure if that'll turn into anything useful but you never know.

I thought about doing a regular engineering degree but TBH I'm not totally amazed by engineering as a whole so I thought with a motorpsort specific degree it'd keep me more focused and interested in the subject hopefully leading me to do better!

Anyway.... I seem to have drifted off

 

[lbsf1]

Ahhh thank you!

It's very often who you know unfortunately My college has organised the head aerodynamicist from mercedes to come in and talk to my physics class, not sure if that'll turn into anything useful but you never know.

I thought about doing a regular engineering degree but TBH I'm not totally amazed by engineering as a whole so I thought with a motorpsort specific degree it'd keep me more focused and interested in the subject hopefully leading me to do better!

Anyway.... I seem to have drifted off

Wow that sounds awesome, aerodynamics is facinating and I hope you really gain something from that talk. Its amazing how much more of an insight you get when speaking to someone who does it as a job, and has a passion for a subject. I don't know what your teachers are like, but some of mine don't always have that buzz you get from someone in the field.

A mate of mine wants to do a motorsport engineering degree aswell, I contemplated it too however for reasons above thought that mechanical would be better. Good luck to you with that degree, hope you enjoy it lots.

Anyway lets try to get back on topic now.

 

[E28]

The Mclaren factory is incredible. I went in May and it was all so white! I saw a lot of 12C parts too...

 

[red70mach1]

You know how people like to travel to other places and spend a week on a cruise, beach resorts and all that jazz? I'd rather spend a week there.

I'll take a assembly plant tour. Along with a drive on a test track.