Motorsports – Performance Tools Developer
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with GM supported teams and GM personnel to understand team objectives, participate in a coordinated effort and convey findings.
Continuously strive to improve GM Motorsports programs’ analysis methods and vehicle dynamics understanding by:
• Reimagining new and better solutions to common problems or questions.
• Staying informed of latest industry advances.
• Drawing on math, physics, vehicle dynamics and data science methods to develop new performance measures to characterize vehicle handling, performance, and potential.
• Prototyping new ideas and validating these against track and test data.
• Team up with GM Software groups and Andretti personnel to implement solutions into our production toolchain.
• Collaborate with group Performance Engineers to employ newest methods and tool into production analysis procedures, continually increasing the insight derived from regular analysis work.
Additional Description
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
• Experience developing multi-body simulation models in Dymola/Modelica
About GM
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Why Join Us
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