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Form of workDescription
Hybrid: Position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time, but the general expectation is that the employee be onsite at minimum three (3) days each week.
The Role
This role will work within GM Motorsports to lead a group focused on Performance Engineering support of our IndyCar program. This group is responsible for driving on-track performance improvements through guiding long-term vehicle development directions and providing event specific vehicle configuration, setup, and strategy recommendations to supported race teams. This role will support all sportscar series objectives by performing analysis in a variety of areas, including vehicle dynamics analysis, simulation model correlation and refinement, on-track, rig-test and DIL data reduction and interpretation, methods development, competitor analysis and reporting tasks. To be successful in this role, you will need to maintain relationships and alignment with supported race team personnel, travel to occasional race and test events, and closely collaborate with the many groups internal to GM motorsports.
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 program’s 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
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Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related subject
4+ years of experience in a top-level motorsports series including IndyCar, F1, NASCAR, IMSA, WEC, or similar
Intimate knowledge of simulation workflows in a professional motorsports organization including offline simulation and DIL. Demonstrated experience using simulation tools to optimize vehicle performance
Proficient programing in python, MATLAB, or similar language
Experience analyzing on-track performance, defining performance metrics, and deriving actionable recommendations through application vehicle dynamics principles and statistical methods
Strong organization skills, exceptional work ethic, a forward-thinking mentality, and a superb attention to detail
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Race Engineering experience in IndyCar, F1, or Formula E 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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