Operations Engineer - Motorsport

About Us

Launched in 2021 by a team of Emmy award winning innovators with previous experience in sports technology, Bolt6 is a start-up dedicated to improving the experience of sport for everyone. Our products help to improve fan engagement, officiating acceptance, and drive commercial performance for sports leagues and federations.

We use cutting-edge technology to do a variety of amazing things with cameras and other data sources (all in real-time in the cloud), including:

• Tracking the 3D position of vehicles in elite motorsport (e.g. NASCAR);
• Skeletal tracking of athletes in a number of top level sports;
• Providing the platform for sports federations to make critical officiating decisions using video and other data.

You can view some demo videos of our work here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZXp_ggZDVPkVxI153eU4UGN51K7vqKDW

We have a commitment to diversity and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, and identity. We celebrate differences. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and we use these to build the best products in the world.

Your impact

As a start-up, Bolt6 provides a unique opportunity to work alongside and learn from people who have previously built a successful sports technology business (winning 3 Emmys in the process).

Joining at our early stage of growth will enable you to become a key figure as we expand our teams, and work to deliver new and existing products to our customers around the world. We take new ideas seriously, no matter where they come from in the company with respect to expertise or experience.

Role Requirements

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, this hybrid role is a unique opportunity to blend your passion for racing with your engineering expertise. As an Operations Engineer, you will be immersed in the excitement of NASCAR, working closely with the NASCAR team and our software engineering/operational teams to deliver our products. We are searching for motivated, driven and proactive individuals, who maintain incredibly high standards to deliver innovative solutions to sporting federations and broadcasters.

What you will do as an Operations Engineer at Bolt6

• Operate our technology for NASCAR throughout the season; during the off season you may expect to be included in other sports and work with some of the biggest sporting federations around the world. This will include:
  • Traveling to various destinations to deliver our products in-person, on-site;
  • Working remotely/in the office to support and deliver products that don’t require an on-site presence;
  • Leading on live testing with customers (e.g. data capture or offline tests at live sports events);
  • Investigate and interrogate our technology to find problems and edge cases that may cause the technology to fail in a live scenario;
  • Providing feedback and contributing to the development of improvements.
• Be involved in the organisation and delivery of large-scale projects, including:
  • Assisting with kit design;
  • Testing and documenting new software;
  • Helping to build and test equipment;
  • Arranging kit and personnel movements to ensure all elements required for delivery are in the right place at the right time.
• Assist with the development of new products, including:
  • Leading on live testing with customers (e.g. data capture or offline tests at live sports events);
  • Investigate and interrogate our technology to find problems and edge cases that may cause the technology to fail in a live scenario;
  • Feedback and contribution to the development of improvements;
  • Conceive and drive the development of custom software tooling that ensures efficient system operation.

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• A love of motorsport!
• Self starter with initiative and the ability to pick up and develop projects independently;
• Ability to work quickly and make effective decisions;
• Intellectually curious and has the drive to ask the right questions in order to get to the bottom of complex issues;
• Individuals who are able to be flexible/are flexible in working arrangements;
• Great interpersonal skills;
• The ability to quickly grasp complex issues;
• The ability to work well under pressure to tight deadlines whilst remaining organised.

Nice to have skills:

• A degree in a STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) subject;

Benefits

• MOST IMPORTANT: Your career
  • We will encourage and support you through learning and development tailored to your role;
  • We can offer you a career path within a start-up that is growing extremely fast;
  • We have supported a number of promotions as well as internal changes to help our top talent grow and stay engaged in their careers;
  • If you are looking for a company where you will be challenged, valued and respected, with great compensation in a team that doesn’t play politics then this is the role for you.
• Competitive salary ($55k-$65k per year) depending on experience and skillset;
• Bonus scheme;
• Flexible hours;
• Ownership and autonomy of your work;
• The opportunity to work in sport at an elite level and to travel to sporting events around the world.

Location

This hybrid role is based in Charlotte, North Carolina where we have an office. Having started during the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of us work hybrid/remotely from home. We also have offices inNew York (Greenwich Village, Manhattan),London (UK) and Southampton (UK).

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. This applies also to candidates who currently hold a valid working visa, and will require visa sponsorship in the future.