Motorsports Lead NASCAR Engineer

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Concord, NC three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

To strengthen our racing team, we are seeking a NASCAR Lead Engineer for our Applied Vehicle Dynamics group. This role involves leading a team of dedicated NASCAR simulation engineers, facilitating team feedback to GM simulation development entities, aiding in the development and refinement of vehicle modeling inputs, and helping to develop baseline simulation settings for on-track events. You will collaborate with GM engineers in the race teams to provide implementation assistance, support tool use, apply standard methodologies, and ensure clear feedback to development teams. All projects must be delivered to the highest standards, on time, and within budget.

The ideal candidate will have experience as part of a simulation and software development team using Dymola and Modelica, deploying models via the FMI standard, and a passion for using highly accurate and numerically efficient models.

What You’ll Do

• Play a key role as a simulation support engineer for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck series racing teams

• Lead embedded NASCAR support engineers to extract the most performance from our tools and feedback to development

• Provide race teams expert knowledge in the simulation toolchain functionality and modeling practices

• Represent racing team needs as a stakeholder in the simulation toolchain development process

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Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field of study

• 5+ years of professional motorsport experience

• Agile development process experience

• Knowledge of using Dymola/Modelica in a simulation toolchain

• Highly analytical, client-oriented, and structured, with excellent collaboration and mentorship skills

• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic, ever-changing environment, bringing a strong work ethic and integrity

• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• NASCAR experience within a race team setting

• Knowledge of using Dymola/Modelica in a simulation toolchain

• Exposure to modern software development tooling and environments, preferably C# and Git

• Prior professional leadership experience

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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