- CNC Machinists
- Fabricators/Welders
- Composite Technicians
- Pattern Makers
- Composite/Mechanical
- Inspectors
- Paint Shop Technicians
- CAD/CAM Programmers
- Trimmers
- Laminators
- Planning Engineers
- Assembly Workers
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Employers / F1 & Automotive
Specialties
F1 & Automotive
VHR provides contract and permanent recruitment, with staffing solutions tailored to suit requirements, to the F1, Motorsport & Automotive industries internationally.
VHR work with global Formula One and Motorsport teams, world-leading OEMs, Tier 1 and 2 suppliers and other Automotive-related organisations to source and deliver engineering and technical staff across the world.
With an industry-leading fill rate, VHR’s F1 & Automotive division is growing as rapidly as the amazing vehicles we help design and build. Led by specialist Automotive recruitment consultants with over 30 years’ experience, VHR’s F1 & Automotive recruitment team supply expertise from prototype to final build.
Experts in F1 & Automotive Technical Recruitment
VHR delivers high-performance recruitment for the world’s most demanding F1, motorsport, and automotive engineering environments. Whether you're building a new wind tunnel, ramping up composite production, or scaling your design office, we supply the technical experts needed, fast, compliantly, and globally. Our consultants include former engineers and motorsport professionals who understand the unique pressures of elite motorsport and vehicle development.
We recruit into critical departments, including machine shop, CAD/drawing office, aerodynamics, composites, paint shop, quality, and trackside operations. Our talent solutions cover the full development cycle, from early design phases to live race support, across both contract and permanent roles.
Global Reach with Engineering-Level Expertise
With operations in over 50 countries and local compliance across the UK, Europe, the UAE, and the Americas, VHR sources and mobilises niche talent to wherever your operations are based. Our in-house compliance team handles visa sponsorships, local payroll, and workforce onboarding, giving you fully compliant hiring solutions from start to finish. This global reach is matched by local knowledge; our recruiters speak over 22 languages and deliver culturally fluent, technically accurate candidate support.
We have placed hundreds of engineering professionals into complex roles, including laminators, stress engineers, model makers, kit cutters, CNC operators, and trimmers, and maintain specialist databases for immediate deployment on time-sensitive projects.
Our Services
Executive Search
Contract Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment
Project Support
RPO/ Managed Services
Onsite Coordinators for Seamless Workforce Management
VHR goes beyond sourcing talent; we stay embedded in your project’s success. For large-scale or time-sensitive operations, we provide dedicated onsite coordinators who act as your extended HR and workforce partner. These coordinators handle day-to-day contractor support, manage shift patterns, oversee onboarding, and ensure compliance with site-specific safety or operational standards.
On-site coordination is particularly valuable for F1 builds, testing phases, or when scaling production lines under tight deadlines. It’s also ideal for international deployments, where VHR manages visas, travel, accommodation, and welfare, reducing downtime and ensuring workers are fully focused from day one.
Our clients benefit from direct communication with an on-location VHR point of contact, improving response times, reducing administrative burden, and increasing project efficiency.
In previous motorsport programmes, VHR has sourced and mobilised entire teams of laminators, machine shop engineers, and trimmers, and followed that with dedicated onsite coordinators to manage everything from induction through to performance feedback. This approach has been proven to increase staff retention, speed up productivity, and maintain team cohesion across demanding, high-pressure environments.
Fixed Price & Managed Project Solutions
We understand the industry’s urgency. Whether it’s a race deadline, a new prototype, or last-minute changes to development timelines, we deliver with speed and precision. Our team has filled entire departments in under four weeks, including sourcing and placing over 30 composite technicians across machine shop and laminating roles within a single month.
We support rapid scaling needs across F1 and automotive teams by managing everything: recruitment, trade testing, relocation, and logistics, so your engineers and technicians arrive job-ready.
For clients who need predictability, we offer fixed-price delivery models that go beyond hourly billing. Whether it's setting up a new production facility, staffing a full test department, or delivering end-to-end build teams, we deliver scope-defined, outcome-based recruitment that keeps costs transparent and timelines tight.
Our managed services and RPO solutions are ideal for clients looking to outsource recruitment while maintaining control of quality and compliance. We’ve supported leading vehicle development projects through concept, testing, and track delivery phases under this model.
Some Of The F1 & Automotive Roles We Recruit For Include:
- Aerodynamicists
- Design Engineers
- Stress Engineers
- Systems Engineers
- Model Designers
- Electrical Engineers
- Software Engineers
- Vehicle Dynamicists
- Wind Tunnel Technicians
- Powertrain Specialists
- Vehicle Dynamics Engineers
- Suspension Engineers
- Drivers
- Mechanics
- Race Engineers
- Performance Engineers
- Strategy Engineers
- Trackside Aerodynamicists
- Team Managers
- Telemetry & Data Analysts
- Mechanical Design Engineers
- Composite Technicians
- Buyers
- Chief Executives
- Chief Engineers
- Technical Directors
- Heads of Departments
- Operations Staff
- HR Executives
What our clients say
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