Engineering Includes Me: Hannah Schmitz

left: Hannah Schmitz, right: graphic of racing car

Engineering Includes Me: Hannah Schmitz


Hannah serves as a prominent engineer within a leading F1 team, championing inclusivity for women in motorsports and engineering.

Hannah was nominated by Lois Miller an Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering.

Nomination

The Engineering Includes Me Wall

Staff and students were invited to
nominate inspirational people in STEM
from marginalised or underrepresented
backgrounds. We commissioned eight
artworks for our shared spaces to
showcase and celebrate role models
from the faculty and beyond.

Hannah Schmitz is the Principal Strategy Engineer for Oracle Red Bull Racing. A Cambridge Mechanical Engineering graduate, she joined Red Bull on a student placement initially specializing in vehicle dynamics before moving into strategy.

Hannah and her team calculate and analyse billions of data points alongside simulating scenarios that define what will happen across a Formula One race weekend.

In her current role she has helped Red Bull win three consecutive world titles. Hannah is a key factor in Red Bull’s success and an inspiration for future women engineers in motorsport.