Performance Engineer

Ford Motor Company•Allen Park, MI

43d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Racing is seeking an experienced, talented and highly motivated Performance Engineer to enhance vehicle optimization across all Ford Racing Motorsports platforms within the Performance Engineering Group. In this position… You will collaborate with engineers in vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, powertrain, and chassis design, focusing on optimizing vehicle performance. You will be responsible for applying technical solutions to total vehicle performance through car build, integration, setup, simulation and race strategy. The successful candidate will ensure continuous improvement of performance and process to achieve industry leading performance across all Ford Racing Motorsports disciplines, including, but not limited to NASCAR, Sports Car, Demonstrators, NHRA and Off-Road. This is a hybrid role and requires at least 4 days per week in the Allen Park, MI or Concord, NC office. We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

Responsibilities

Support development and implementation of methodologies, and processes to enhance performance.
Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines to align technical goals with the overall vision of the Performance Engineering Group.
Support design, testing, and optimization of vehicles on multiple concurrent programs, ensuring projects are delivered on time and exceed performance expectations.
Participate in planning and execution of track, lab and simulator testing.
Support new vehicle architecture development using a fully integrated approach.
Support race performance optimization through setup changes and race strategy.
Analyze test and race data from all technical disciplines, (aero, vehdyn, powertrain), and provide recommendations to optimize performance.
Drive innovation and inspire team to solve problems with realistic, logical and implementable solutions.
Leverage expertise with data analysis to refine processes for maximum efficiency and performance.
Leverage new and emerging technologies to identify areas of focus for performance optimization.
Provide data backed recommendations using knowledge of racing performance to optimize systems and resolve issues.
Integrate with Aero, VehDyn and Powertrain groups to ensure concepts are integrated optimally to improve overall vehicle performance.
Foster strong relationships with the design studio, vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, powertrain and program teams to ensure seamless integration and total vehicle performance.
Collaborate with internal Ford technical teams to improve methodologies, processes and results across all tools.