What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vehicle Dynamics Engineer position at Penske Racing South?
Job Description
The vehicle dynamics engineer is responsible for the implementation of simulation software within the race teams and the Engineering Department. Must be capable of maintaining excellent standards and establishing a correlation between simulations and track measurements. Will be responsible for conducting and reporting rig and laboratory testing. The vehicle dynamics engineer will maintain and improve communication between departments.
Responsibilities
- Develop and support methods and software tools for analyzing vehicle performance.
- Establish a correlation between simulation and track measurements.
- Support race teams with pre-event analysis through vehicle simulations and analysis methods.
- Assist the data acquisition group when required with hardware and system configuration support.
- Analyze and report simulation, rig, and laboratory results.
- Conduct rig and laboratory testing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- MSC ADAMS, Modelica / Dymola, VI-CRT or equivalent vehicle simulation experience.
- Experience utilizing Pi Toolbox, McLaren ATLAS, MoTeC, or equivalent data analysis software.
- Experience programming with C, C#, VB.Net, MATLAB, or equivalent.
- Experience in Motorsports Engineering, preferably trackside.