Senior Simulation Engineer

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Simulation Engineer within our Vehicle Performance Group.

The suitable candidate will be a key part of the Performance Group, with an active contribution to improving the performance of the car through the development of vehicle model and software tools across the tyre science, energy management and race strategy domains. Candidates should have a robust technical background in applied mathematics / mechanical engineering with proven experience on software development as well as a strong understanding of vehicle dynamics.

Core Skills & Responsibilities:

• Lead the development & correlation of vehicle, tyre & power train models.
• Be actively involved in the Driver-in-the-loop simulator development & correlation.
• Analysis support for design of suspension and performance systems.
• Make improvement / develop new software simulations tools, working closely with tyre science, performance, energy management, and race strategy engineers.
• Support performance analysis as required, particularly before, during and after each race event.

Requirements:

• Minimum BSc in Mathematics, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Prior experience working in high level Motorsport environment would be beneficial.
• Sound knowledge and experience with Canopy, MATLAB and Simulink.
• Knowledge and experience of software development in C, C++, C#, VB, Python, or similar would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of software lifecycles, development environment, source management and collaboration tools.

Additional Desirable Attributes:

• A proven ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a team or individually
• Willingness to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment
• Self-motivation with a will to contribute to race support
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills
• Analytical and methodical worker