Statistical Engineering at Cosworth Racing.
As a world leader in race engine design and manufacturing with experience
spanning over four decades, Cosworth Racing has established an enviable
reputation for the design and precision engineering of high-performance
race, rally and road car engines, and currently supplies the engines for the
Jaguar Formula 1 car.
Cosworth Racing is part of the Ford Motor Company, and automotive
engineering in Ford today relies heavily on the application of statistical
science through, for example:-
* appreciating the omnipresence of variability and its effects on
engineering design
* use of basic statistical concepts (EDA, SPC, statistical inference
and so-on) in making sense of data
* application of experimental design to gain insights into engineering
designs as a function of the design parameters, transmitted
variation, and
environmental variables
* use of multiple regression for empirical understanding of
engineering designs and manufacturing processes
* application of reliability disciplines (e.g.Weibull analysis,
degradation analysis)
Racing engines, which perform at or near their limit for most of
their useful life, present particular problems from the standpoint of
engineering quality, and with this in mind, Cosworth Racing are looking to
hire a first class engineering statistician to be part of the engineering
team at Northampton. The role of the engineering statistician in Cosworth
Racing will be to provide, first and foremost, a consulting role to the
engineering and manufacturing teams in the pro-active use of statistical
methods in developing racing engines with the aim of producing engines
having performance and reliability characteristics which are class leading
or amongst the best.
If you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please in the first
instance register your interest by sending an e-mail to Dr. Tim Davis
([log in to unmask]), Quality Director, Ford Motor Company.
Web sites:
Cosworth Racing - http://www.cosworthracing.com
Jaguar Racing - http://www.jaguar-racing.com
Ford Motor Co - http://www.ford.co.uk
Statistical Engineering -
http://www.raeng.org.uk/statements/pubs/CorpSuccess/index.htm
