Motorsports Performance Engineer - Entry Level

Oshkosh Corporation•Lyon Charter Township, MI

22h•$64,500 - $103,500•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt Miller is looking for a Performance Engineer to join its Competition Engineering Department. The performance engineering role will contribute to an IMSA Weather Tech Championship program. This would be an in-person role based in Michigan and require traveling in support of race and test events.

Requirements

BS in engineering or other advanced technical background
Background in motorsport with 5 years of experience
Self-motivated and comfortable determining goals and deliverables
Knowledge of vehicle dynamics, kinematics, aerodynamics and tires
The ability to review experimental and simulation results to support decision making
Familiarity with vehicle simulation and modeling
The ability to communicate and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
Function in high pressure environment under stressed time constraints

Nice To Haves

Familiar with data acquisition systems
PI Toolbox
PI Workshop
Bosch WinDarab
Bosch RaceConOther
Marelli Wintax
Experience in general data review and processing
Matlab
Excel
Phyton
Visual

Responsibilities

Propose and collaborate with engineering team to establish event related hardware, process, or vehicle preparation related objectives
Propose and collaborate with engineering team to improve event specific performance through data analysis, vehicle simulation, historical information and other appropriate tools
Develop, manage, and execute project related work, preparation and documentation related to vehicle performance and race strategy
Tracking and communication of updates and status
Participation/organization of meetings to review above mentioned information
Execute specific tasks not limited to: Take directive from senior race engineers and provide supporting feedback
Vehicle data processing, distribution analysis
Manage, operate, and analyze results from supporting software toolchains for performance and race strategy execution
Manage communication and provide feedback to trackside and remote support resources
Identifying and contributing to vehicle development initiatives: Vehicle setup/performance, Vehicle hardware integration, General subsystem development
In-person support of offsite testing
Tools and process development to aid in the above listed tasks
Baseline vehicle model correlation and specific event performance analysis and sensitivity generation
In-person support of offsite testing
Maintain and develop reporting documentation and process for event and engineering level projects
Overall communication and interactions are expected to be handled in a collaborative manner for the overall improvement of performance and execution.
Interact with other groups within Pratt & Miller, and outside in relation to execution of duties not limited to: Organization, participation, and collaboration in meetings, Support and project related travel
Support Pratt Miller initiatives, marketing events, and general development as necessary
Provide feedback on product needs and processes
Support Program Management Office on process developments and improvements