Motorsports NASCAR Technical Lead

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

The NASCAR Technical Lead ensures GMs NASCAR race cars are legal fast and reliable by leading the end-to-end technical strategy across simulation platforms performance engineering and regulatory compliance. This role blends high-level management with deep technical expertise in vehicle dynamics simulation and data analysis. The Technical Lead will set requirements drive tool development manage inspection/compliance interfaces and collaborate closely with competition leadership aerodynamics and powertrain groups to deliver peak performance within NASCAR regulations.

What Youll Do

• Simulation Ownership: Lead all simulation and tools development for GM NASCAR programs (Cup Oreillys and Craftsman Truck Series).

• Driving Simulator Program: Optimize and refine the Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL) simulator for realism correlation and actionable race engineering output.

• Pit Road Modeling: Further develop and implement pit road simulation capabilities (stops strategies timing safety/risk modeling).

• Data Infrastructure: Define and manage data-sharing standards and pipelines for key partners and satellite teams; ensure security access control and versioning.

• Work Prioritization: Own prioritization of workloads within GM Motorsports Engineering to support all NASCAR initiatives balancing near-term race needs with longer-term platform development.

• Platform Evolution: Serve as the technical lead for future evolutions of simulation platforms (models solvers toolchains integration across aero powertrain vehicle dynamics).

• Engineering Process: Set requirements; evaluate designs; lead analysis development validation and implementationexercising independent judgment and creativity.

• Technical Direction: Guide engineering direction across aerodynamics powertrain chassis tires and systems integration; support race engineering with advanced analysis.

• Funneling Function: Provide a unified intake and triage path for customer inputs/criteria (teams drivers leadership) to ensure cohesive engineering direction.

• Trade Studies & Decisions: Identify technical issues and utilize structured trade-study approaches to recommend solutions that best meet performance reliability and customer needs.

• Status & Decisions: Communicate program engineering status and drive timely data-informed decisions across stakeholders.

Leadership & Cross-Functional

• People Leadership: Lead and develop a team of simulation and performance engineers; set goals coach talent and manage resources/budgets.

• Roadblock Removal: Proactively remove cross-functional impediments; act as proxy for program activities when needed.

• Architecture Excellence: Execute customer-centered engineering processes to integrate driver feedback and performance requirements with vehicle architecture and tools.

• Culture & Values: Demonstrate passion initiative and willingness to work outside defined roles for the good of the team; uphold GM Behaviors and Core Values.

What Youll Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Physics or related technical field.

• 10 years of motorsports engineering experience in NASCAR at a leadership level.

• Extensive motorsports experience particularly in vehicle dynamics simulation or race engineering.

• Proven leadership and people management skills; experience leading technical teams and managing budgets/resources.

• Deep understanding of NASCAR regulations and operational procedures including technical inspection processes.

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex novel problems with creative data-driven solutions; strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Domestic and International travel is required to support NASCAR events and partner engagements.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Hands-on experience with simulation platforms (e.g. DiL simulators lap-time simulation MBS CFD integration) and motorsports data systems.

• Familiarity with compliance strategies garage operations and rule interpretation in professional motorsports.

• Experience integrating aero/powertrain/chassis models and building robust data pipelines for multi-team collaboration.

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