Motorsports Performance Analyst

Michelin • Greenville, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Michelin is hiring a Motorsport Performance Analyst who is passionate about race engineering, vehicle dynamics, and extracting performance from data. This role places you directly in the action of top-level endurance and sportscar racing, including WEC and IMSA. The Michelin Motorsports team supports external race teams by engineering the only point of contact between the racecar and the ground. The position involves analyzing tire performance, interpreting on-track vehicle data, supporting virtual tire models, and collaborating with internal R&D teams and racing partners. Motorsport performance is won through small advantages. This role helps turn those advantages into race-relevant insight by connecting tire behavior, vehicle response, and technical recommendations that support Michelin, our internal development teams, and our racing partners. Success requires technical judgment, clear communication, and the ability to work effectively in fast-paced motorsports environments. The Michelin Americas Research Center campus in Greenville, South Carolina, is home to a diverse technical community.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Automotive Engineering, Motorsports Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Strong understanding of physics and mathematics related to vehicle dynamics.
• Experience using simulation tools to support or optimize vehicle performance.
• Experience analyzing on-track performance using vehicle dynamics principles and statistical methods.
• Experience performing data analysis, including data cleaning, transformation, visualization, and interpretation.
• Working knowledge of the Python core scientific stack, including NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, and plotly.
• Experience in software-based tool development, with the ability to create practical solutions when the required tool does not yet exist.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong teamwork, leadership, and organizational skills in trackside or fast-paced technical environments.
• Comfortable working in race, test, and simulator environments, including support on weekends.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact professionally with external partners, suppliers, customers, and colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear recommendations for internal teams and external racing partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with tire modeling tools such as MF-Tyre, MFSwift, TameTire, or FTire.
• Hands-on involvement in professional, amateur, collegiate, or other competitive motorsports environments.
• Experience with driver-in-the-loop simulator operations, polymers or rubber science, MATLAB.
• Familiarity with motorsports data analysis software such as WinTAX, HH Timing, Pi Toolbox, Atlas, or MoTeC.
• French language skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct studies using lap time simulation and on-track vehicle data to understand the physical demands placed on the tire.
• Analyze tire operating conditions and connect tire behavior to vehicle balance, handling performance, and customer needs.
• Develop or improve tools and methods required to complete performance analysis missions.
• Collaborate with internal tire developers and simulation experts to analyze current performance and contribute to future R&D.
• Work with customer race teams to provide tire-centric information that supports vehicle performance improvement.
• Deliver clear, timely summaries that improve understanding of the tire and vehicle combination.
• Develop and adapt relevant tire models for use in customers’ driver-in-the-loop simulators.
• Act as a customer-facing technical expert during simulator sessions at customer facilities.
• Interpret tire physics to support tire and vehicle model development.
• Promote Michelin models and provide technical support to customers and internal partners.
• Develop methods for lab testing and analyze results for tire modeling and data package generation.
• Understand test assumptions and limitations and communicate them clearly to internal and external partners.
• Support IMSA/WEC race events, joint tests, and simulator sessions through domestic and international travel.
• Work in hands-on motorsports environments, often on weekends, with approximately 35% travel.

Benefits

• Career Growth: Personalized development plans, mentorship, and cross-functional opportunities. Unique career paths and opportunities for advancement.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a diverse, supportive environment where your competencies, contributions and behaviors are recognized. Option to join one of our Connected Communities.
• Innovation-Driven: Work on projects that matter—from sustainable materials to digital transformation.
• Community Impact: Be part of a company that does what's right. We use sustainable business practices while balancing the needs of our customers and communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior