Performance Engineer
Job Summary:
As a Performance Engineer for Joe Gibbs Racing, you will play a key role in facilitating the needs of the trackside race teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of high-level motorsport engineering experience, centering around race engineering tasks with deep involvement in vehicle simulation. A high concern for quality, an ability to independently produce high-quality results, and skills to manage and process high volumes of complex data in a high-pressure environment are necessary.
Joe Gibbs Racing is a premier NASCAR team known for its excellence in motorsports. With a legacy of success and a commitment to innovation, we recognize the pivotal role that both data and people play in optimizing performance and making strategic decisions. At Joe Gibbs Racing, we foster a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement, where every team member plays a vital role in our pursuit of excellence both on and off the track.
Reporting to Race Engineering Group
Typical Responsibilities:
- Develop, refine, validate, and maintain simulation baselines for distribution to the race teams
- Assist driving simulator program with accurate simulation models and simulation validation studies
- Facilitate driving simulator tests to bridge the gap between the track and simulation
- Track, understand, and document the ramifications of evolving vehicle aerodynamics on simulation behavior
- Provide simulation help desk support to trackside teams
- Perform pre-event setup parameter sensitivity simulation studies
- Perform race meeting setup comparison evaluation studies
- Perform post-event investigations
- Develop and maintain efficient software tools for race engineering functions
- Assist vehicle design and aerodynamics groups with focused simulation studies
- Attend track test events to assure proper data collection and perform on-site validation
- Assist simulation development group in simulation suite testing
- Collaborate with race team, simulation development, and software groups to guide simulation development direction
- Perform a variety of physical tests
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- At least 5 years' experience in professional motorsports, working primarily in a simulation or race engineering role
- Experience with full-vehicle simulation application and analysis
- Experience with Matlab & Python Programming Language
- Experience in tire characterization and aerodynamics
- Desire to work in a collaborative, demanding, and fast-paced development environment
- Strong organizational and communication skills; significant outward communication is required
- High concern for quality and pride in individual work
Logistics
- Job location is in Huntersville, NC; full-time, on-site work is required
- Occasional travel to test events is required
How to Apply
- Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to [email protected] with the subject line "Performance Engineer".
