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Team Penske · 5 months ago

Performance Engineer - IndyCar

Mooresville, NC, US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Team Penske is seeking a Performance Engineer to support IndyCar vehicle performance at races and test events. This role involves assisting with vehicle setup, driver coaching, data analysis, simulation, and development tasks to optimize performance.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Assist the Race Engineer in set-up and final build including mechanical, aerodynamic and gearing changes

Assist in event driver coaching. Reviewing data, videos, and timing reports to help find areas of improvement for the drivers in real-time

Development and maintenance of software and math for performance optimization

Understand competitor analysis and identify improvement areas

Pre, Post and Real-time analysis of performance and data reduction in conjunction with the Race Engineer across all aspects of the IndyCar

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 preparation and execution of Driver-in-the-loop simulation sessions for upcoming events and development

As required, participate in 7-Post testing

As required, participate in Wind Tunnel testing

Take ownership of a defined development task

Work alongside assigned Race Engineer to perform tasks and create workload balance

Follow technical specifications dictated by technical bulletins and car build specifications set forth by the team

Collaborate with other members of the engineering group to facilitate communication and development

Qualification

Motorsports engineeringData analysisVehicle dynamicsWind tunnel testingMATLABCAD softwarePythonAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills