Motorsports Sportscar Performance Engineer
Motorsports Sportscar Performance Engineer
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Job Description
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 position is part of GM Motorsports Performance Engineering and will support the IMSA and WEC Sportscar programs. The team is responsible for enhancing on-track performance by guiding long-term vehicle development and delivering event-specific recommendations on vehicle configuration setup and race strategy to supported teams. In this role you will contribute to achieving program objectives through in-depth analysis across multiple domains including vehicle dynamics simulation model correlation and refinement data interpretation from on-track rig and Driver-in-the-Loop (DIL) testing methods development and competitor analysis and reporting. Success in this role requires strong collaboration with internal GM Motorsports teams maintaining alignment with race team personnel and occasional travel to race and test events.
What Youll 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 tools analysis methods and vehicle dynamics understanding by:
Reimagining and prototyping new and better solutions to common problems or questions
Correlating existing methods and validating new improvements against track and test data
Working with GM Software team to implement solutions in our production tools
Implement vehicle simulation (desktop DOE DIL) and data analysis methods to develop race winning solutions through:
Race-specific setup refinement
Conceptual studies to guide big-picture development efforts
Competitor analysis and event characterization
Race strategy optimization
Clearly present findings recommendations and analysis results through well organized and actionable reports and in-person follow-up.
Work independently to accomplish assigned tasks suggest new tasks based on communicated and/or perceived needs while considering group program and organizational priorities.
Act as a mentor to junior engineers in the group and organization.
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Additional Job Description
What Youll Need (Required Qualifications)
Bachelors Degree in Engineering Physics or related subject.
7 years of experience in a top-level motorsports series including NASCAR IMSA F1 IndyCar WEC or similar.
Experience with race car setup race event preparation technical inspection race procedures and exposure to basic race and fuel strategy. 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.
Competency with engineering programming languages: Python MATLAB or equivalent.
Extensive experience analyzing on-track performance through both application of 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.
Ability to travel 6-8 times per year domestically with potential for some international travel (1-3 events).
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Race/Performance Engineering experience in the IMSA or WEC series
Masters Degree in Engineering Physics or related subject.
Proficiency in Motorsports data analysis software including WinDarab Atlas Motec or similar.
Experience formulating test plans performing testing and reducing data trends from K&C push-up rig wind tunnel aerodynamic straight-line 7-post and on-track tests.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
