Tyre Performance Engineer
BRIEF OVERVIEW
- Role: Tyre Performance Engineer
- Location: Oxfordshire
- Role type: Permanent
- Salary: Up to £55,000 DOE
- Working type: Hybrid working (3 days on-site, 2 days working from home)
Recruit 12 has an exciting opportunity for a Tyre Performance Engineer to work with top team working in the field of electric motorsport, with strong performances across the Formula-E Championship.
You'll be supporting event preparation and trackside optimization of tyre usage and cooperation with the factory-based engineers to enhance tyre simulation tools.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Optimize tyre usage during track tests and race events to ensure peak performance in qualifying and races
- Support trackside tyre performance engineering through test planning and analysis
- Prepare pre-event tyre reports with recommendations for tyre preparation and usage
- Provide data-driven feedback for tyre model development used in simulations and simulators
- Assist in post-event tyre correlation with drivers and report findings
- Communicate tyre performance data to drivers and race engineers
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Strong knowledge and background in Vehicle Dynamics
- Experience in Vehicle Dynamics modelling (e.g. Matlab, Simulink, SimPack, Dymola, Adams)
DESIRABLE (NOT ESSENTIAL)
- Trackside experience in a high-level motorsport series
- Trackside experience in managing tyre preparation
- Tyre modelling experience (e.g. Matlab, Simulink)
- Experience in developing tyre thermo-mechanical, high-fidelity, or physical models (e.g. brush models, FE models)
- Experience in tyre testing (indoor and outdoor), including planning, execution, and data analysis
BENEFITS
- Bonus scheme
- Aviva Pension
- Group Life Assurance & Group Income Protection
- Electric Car Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Private Medical Insurance
- 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
- Childcare Benefits
- Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships
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Recruit 12
Posted 21 hours ago, valid for 7 days
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1HB, England
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Tyre Performance Engineer position is a permanent role located in Oxfordshire, offering a salary of up to £55,000 depending on experience.
- The role involves optimizing tyre usage for electric motorsport events, particularly within the Formula-E Championship, and requires strong knowledge in Vehicle Dynamics.
- Candidates should have experience in Vehicle Dynamics modeling, with skills in tools such as Matlab and Simulink.
- Trackside experience in high-level motorsport and tyre testing is desirable but not essential.
- The position offers hybrid working arrangements, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for professional development.
