Performance Engineer

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing - Zionsville, IN

Full-time

Zionsville, IN

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

About the position

The Performance Engineer (PE) plays a crucial role in supporting the Race Engineer (RE) to optimize car and driver performance. This position involves analyzing data to enhance race strategy and performance metrics, utilizing vehicle simulation programs, and automating data analysis processes. The PE will also engage in various research and development projects aligned with their expertise, contributing to the overall success of the racing team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Race Engineer through analysis and reporting on various sources of data.
• Create and use objective data evaluation methods for performance improvement and defining areas of development.
• Interact with team drivers reviewing, interpreting, and comparing data to maximize driver/vehicle potential and increase overall performance.
• Utilize vehicle simulation programs for vehicle performance, including lap time prediction and performance metric generation.
• Support race engineers and team staff in race strategy preparation and execution.
• Utilize programming skills to improve and automate data analysis, reporting, and engineering operations.
• Ensure accuracy, attention to detail, and efficiency in analysis and reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS in applicable engineering field such as Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, and/or Computer.
• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience in professional motorsport with a focus on performance, data acquisition, vehicle simulation, testing, or design.
• Extensive experience analyzing race car data using WinTax, Pi Toolbox, ATLAS, Motec i2, or similar.
• Working knowledge of at least one high-level programming language such as Visual Basic, MATLAB, Python, C/C++.
• Attention to detail, organized, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle pressure and deliver under tight time constraints.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous high-level motorsport engineering experience.
• Experience building models for lap time simulation to improve car setup and understand car behavior.
• Control systems operation and programming.
• Experience with Cosworth data loggers and controllers.
• Analysis and optimization of KERS type hybrid systems in a racing environment.
• Working knowledge of CAD.