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What minimum credentials should one have in order to be a powertrain development engineer in formula 1?

I'm currently starting my master's degree in mechanical engineering. My career aspiration is to be an automotive powertrain (engine) development engineer for a constructor (any one of them) in formula 1? How good an engineer will one have to be and what requisite qualifications/experience/credentials should one have to be able to make it to this job.

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1. I'm guessing you wont be able to start in F1. It is after all the Highest class of racing/research&development that exists in the automotive world. I'd be forced to think that you would need a decade or more in the racing world before even being considered for such a position. Maybe try Nascar, I know it sucks, but it is alot more plausible as a first step than F1.