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Motorsports F1 Performance Engineer

  • Ubicación
    • Concord, North Carolina
  • Cronograma Full time
  • Publicado

Descripción

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Concord, NC three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

This role will work within the GM Motorsports Program to develop performance metrics, conceptualize new analysis methods, and implement these techniques to produce improved on-track performance. The focus of the Performance Engineer is primarily on the validation, refinement, and application of new tools and methods to develop vehicle setups for specific events and/or derive new directions for future vehicle development.  This team will initially focus on supporting new GM motorsports ventures, including exploratory studies to support the Andretti Cadillac Formula 1 program.  With the focus on new programs, work will include the development and implementation of vehicle, track, and competitor characterizations methods.

What You'll Do

Collaborate with GM supported teams and GM personnel to understand team objectives, contribute to a coordinated development effort, and convey findings to all necessary groups

Continuously strive to improve GM Motorsports programs’ analysis methods and vehicle dynamics understanding by:

  • Reimagining new and better solutions to common problems or questions

  • Prototyping new ideas and validating these against track and test data

  • Working with GM Software team to implement solutions in our production tools

Implement vehicle simulation, data analysis methods, and other tools to develop race winning solutions through:

  • Race-specific setup refinement

  • Conceptual studies to guide big-picture development efforts

  • Competitor analysis and event characterization

Clearly present findings, recommendations, and analysis results through well organized and actionable reports and in-person follow-up

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Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related subject

  • 5+ years of experience in a top-level motorsports series including NASCAR, IMSA, F1, IndyCar, WEC, or similar

  • 3+ years of experience in F1

  • Intimate knowledge of simulation workflows in a professional motorsports organization including both offline simulation and the DIL simulator.  Experience using simulation tools to optimize vehicle performance

  • Proficient programing in python, MATLAB, or similar language

  • Extensive experience analyzing on-track performance through both application vehicle dynamics principles and statistical methods

  • Strong organization skills, forward thinking mentality, and a superb attention to detail

  • Ability to multi-task in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment, with exceptional work ethic and integrity 

  • This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related subject

  • Race Engineering experience in a F1 program with intimate knowledge of race car setup, event preparation, technical inspection, race procedures and race strategy

  • Proficiency in Motorsports data analysis software including Pi Toolbox, Atlas, Motec or similar

  • Knowledge and experience in tire modeling, construction, testing, and validation

  • Experience with aerodynamic testing and applying physical and/or CFD results to vehicle modeling tools for on-track performance optimization

  • Familiarity with vehicle testing methods and data reduction from on-track testing, SPMM, and 7-post

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