Tyre Performance Engineer
Our Formula E client has an opportunity for a Tyre Performance Engineer to join their team within a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.
About the Role
Our Formula E client has an opportunity for a Tyre Performance Engineer to join their team within a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.
About the Role
- Create, maintain and develop a variety of empirical, thermal and physical tyre models for use in offline and DIL simulations.
- Develop analytical methods to interpret real tyre data and use this to predict conditions and procedures for optimum tyre performance.
- Evaluate and optimise tyre utilisation during track tests and race events to ensure maximum overall performance of cars during qualifying and races. This is primarily a factory-based role, however weekend event support in the remote Ops room will be required along with some travel to specific events or tests.
- Formulation of the pre-event tyre report with recommendations for tyre preparation and usage during race/test events. Contribute towards tyre group post-event reports with appropriate analysis and comment.
- Contribute towards wider Performance group activities across Race Engineering, Strategy, Controls & Vehicle Science
- Strong degree in an Engineering or Mathematical subject
- Tyre modelling experience is desirable. Knowledge of higher fidelity thermal, physical and structural models would be a distinct advantage.
- Previous tyre engineering experience in FE, WEC, F1 or other professional series would be desirable, although graduates with relevant study experience would also be considered.
- Proficiency and interest in computational methods and numerical analysis
- Proficient with programming and analysis languages e.g. Matlab, Python, JavaScipt C++, C, & C#
- Experience in tyre indoor and outdoor testing (planning, execution, data analysis) would be an advantage.
- Self-motivated problem solver with a “Can do” attitude and high levels of initiative.
- Enquiring mindset and creative thinker, with high levels of pride and accuracy in their work.
- Calm & confident communicator with the ability to communicate complex information clearly, sometimes within a high-pressure / time-sensitive environment.
- Event support could require working long hours over weekends.