We are looking to recruit a skilled & passionate engineer to join our championship winning FIA Formula 2 team as Simulation & Development Engineer. Working alongside the Race and Performance Engineers, the successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the team’s laptime simulation - taking ownership of development and correlation of existing vehicle models. Additionally, this position will involve development of the team’s engineering capability and tools for: pre-event preparation, data and performance analysis; race strategy; reporting etc.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own and develop the existing F2 vehicle physics models
- Pre-event reporting on track sensitivities, initial build specifications & expected performance
- Calibration of model parameters and correlation with track data
- Refine tools for correlation, data analysis and optimisation
- Collaborate with trackside engineers to apply the tools and identify improvements to models and processes
- Development of engineering tools, templates and resources in collaboration with Race and Performance Engineers
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or numerate discipline
- Experience with motorsport laptime simulation tools (e.g. ChassisSim, VSM, Canopy etc)
- Experience developing & implementing mathematical models in a simulation environment
- Experience with programming languages (e.g. Matlab, Python, C etc.)
- Strong understanding of race car systems (suspension, aerodynamics, powertrain, tyres)
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, especially Motorsport or Automotive Engineering
- Proficiency with motorsport data analysis software (e.g. Toolbox, i2, Wintax etc)
- Expertise in vehicle dynamics and/or tyre modelling
- Expertise in applied mathematics, ideally in several of the following areas: modelling, optimisation, parallelisation, iterative solvers, non-linear state estimation, or statistics
Personality
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a passion for delivering excellence with a high attention to detail
- Is self-motivated, comfortable working with minimal supervision and can prioritise and manage their own workload
- Wishes to continually expand their professional knowledge
- Has a proactive attitude
- Takes a pragmatic and scientific approach to problem solving
What We Offer
- Full-time position
- A key role contributing to a front-running F2 team
- Competitive salary & pension contribution
- Fully subsidised gym membership
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Time-off-in-lieu after weekend work
- Encouraging workplace environment with a culture of continual personal development
Please include details of your eligibility to work in the UK in your application (e.g. – UK citizenship, UK residency, graduate visa or visa required).
This is a readvertised position.
