Roles and Responsibilities:
The vehicle dynamics engineer is responsible for the implementation of simulation software within the race teams and the Engineering Department. Must be capable of maintaining excellent standards and establishing a correlation between simulations and track measurements. Will be responsible for conducting and reporting rig and laboratory testing. The vehicle dynamics engineer will maintain and improve communication between departments.
- Develop and support methods and software tools for analyzing vehicle performance.
- Establish a correlation between simulation and track measurements.
- Support race teams with pre-event analysis through vehicle simulations and analysis methods.
- Assist the data acquisition group when required with hardware and system configuration support.
- Analyze and report simulation, rig, and laboratory results.
- Conduct rig and laboratory testing.
Qualifications:
Qualified candidates should have the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- MSC ADAMS, Modelica / Dymola, VI-CRT or equivalent vehicle simulation experience.
- Experience utilizing Pi Toolbox, McLaren ATLAS, MoTeC, or equivalent data analysis software.
- Experience programming with C, C#, VB.Net, MATLAB, or equivalent.
- Experience in Motorsports Engineering, preferably trackside.
Organization:
Team Penske