Full-Time

Motorsports F1 Tire R&D Engineer

Posted on 11/26/2024

General Motors

General Motors

10,001+ employees

Designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles

Automotive & Transportation
Financial Services

Junior, Mid

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Concord, NC, USA

Hybrid role requiring in-office presence in Concord, NC three times per week.

Category
Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Required Skills
Python
MATLAB
Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, CAE, Software Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of engineering experience or completion of an advanced degree
  • Minimum of 2 years of automotive motorsports experience
  • Vehicle dynamics and simulation experience
  • Experience with viscoelastic materials, characterization, modeling, and simulation
  • MATLAB or Python coding for modeling and analysis
  • Experience with Finite Element Tools
  • Motorsport data acquisition software
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a team, work cross-functionally, as well as strong independent worker
Responsibilities
  • Develop methods to process, review, and qualify tire test data
  • Attend and support Driver Simulation sessions
  • Attend Tire Testing
  • Fit tire test data (F&M Flat Trac and any allowable vehicle testing) to models with documented quality
  • Scale and synthesize models based on feedback from secondary data sources
  • Develop extensive enhancements to advance tire models, tools, and methods
  • Simulate Finite Element tire models and feed a workflow of various fidelity tire models
  • Support correlation process to validate tire models for a given race Series
  • Enable tire technology transfer between Motorsports and Production
  • Support integration of tire models with real-time simulation environments
  • Domestic and International travel is required and expected 1-2x/month for 2-4 days in duration; tire testing occurs during the week - limited weekend travel may be required to arrive to the test facility – full details to be discussed.

General Motors designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles and vehicle parts, serving individual consumers, businesses, and government entities. The company operates in both traditional internal combustion engine vehicles and the growing electric vehicle (EV) market, generating revenue through vehicle sales and financing services. GM stands out from competitors with its commitment to community service, sustainability, and diversity, as evidenced by its diverse Board of Directors. The company's goal is to lead in automotive innovation while focusing on electric vehicles and advanced technologies.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$486.7M

Headquarters

Detroit, Michigan

Founded

1908

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