- Senior
- Ufficio in Mooresville
Responsibilites
Directly responsible for assigned IndyCar overall car performance, traveling to all Race and Test events. This includes but is not limited to:
- Vehicle set-up and final build including mechanical, aerodynamic and gearing changes.
- Liaison for coordinating with assigned driver, ensuring they have required information pre-event, managing driver feedback and coaching during events, and driver performance analysis post-event.
- Create and issue job lists to car chief for items required before, during and after events.
- Create fault lists to issue to Trackside Performance Manager.
- Create pre and post analysis reports on performance to help guide future development .
- Understand competitor analysis and ability to find improvement areas.
- Work with Trackside Performance Manager on the implementation of development items for test and race events.
- Prepare overall race weekend run plans using pre-event race strategy plan including tire usage and event planning.
- Participate in weekly engineering meetings, race weekend debriefs, and test debriefs to define development opportunities.
- Participate and help drive vehicle simulation programs.
- Understand and use offline simulation tools in preparation for events and development.
- Participate in Driver-in-the-Loop simulation sessions for upcoming events and development.
- As required, participate in and help direct 7-Post testing.
- As required, participate in and help direct Wind Tunnel testing.
- Work alongside assigned Performance Engineer to assign tasks and workload balance.
- Follow technical specifications dictated by technical bulletins and car build specifications set forth by the team.
- Responsible for determining and developing ways to improve overall Team performance.
- Collaborate with other members of the engineering group to facilitate communication and development.
Minimum Qualifications:
- The successful candidate will have at minimum a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science preferred.
- Motorsports engineering background.
- IndyCar, NASCAR, IMSA, WEC or F1 championships preferred.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Motorsports engineering background.
- Minimum 6 years engineering experience in Race Engineering, Motorsport Performance, or related field.
- Professional motorsports track experience.
- Extensive knowledge of wind tunnel testing methods.
- Extensive knowledge of vehicle dynamics.
- Extensive knowledge of data acquisition, data analysis, and statistical analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement required.
- Strong management and organizational skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills required.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals.
- Excellent leadership and mentoring skills, with a passion for developing team members required.
- Experience with MATLAB and CAD software (NX, CATIA, Pro-Engineer, SolidWorks) required.
Desired / Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with data acquisition and test automation software
- Knowledge of testing strategies and procedures
- SharePoint experience
- Microsoft Suite
- PowerBi desired
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)