Sports Car Racing Performance Engineer

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Milford, MI or Concord, NC three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

GM Motorsports Competition Engineering is seeking a Performance Engineer to assist with optimization of car and driver performance on the LMDh program. This role will work closely with the GM Motorsports team and interface directly with the paired racing team during races, tests and for all supporting analysis.

What You'll Do

• Play a key role as a Cadillac Racing Performance Engineer, embedded with a paired race team, supporting on track performance

• In-person operational support of all races, track tests and simulator sessions with paired team

• Develop optimum chassis control system settings and calibrations through data analysis and driver feedback

• Ensure braking system settings balance operating windows and performance needs

• Pre- and post-event analysis and reporting to provide key information of race context to the Sports Car Racing Program Team

• Manage dynamic simulation work done by paired team and working on static simulation in between races

• Support in house development and improvement of analysis tools

• Represent racing team needs as a stakeholder in the GM Motorsports toolchain development process

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Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related subject

• Minimum of 2 years of professional motorsports experience gained in vehicle dynamics, control system design, lap time simulation, brake by wire calibration or related field preferably in a series with Balance of Performance

• Must be a great teammate, be able to work a flexible schedule and have a high level of integrity

• Able to respectfully command cooperation

• Multi-tasking in a dynamic, ever-changing environment and bring a strong work ethic and integrity

• Excellent written, verbal skills, interpersonal and communication skills

• Initiative to take on assignments and resolve issues with little guidance

• Ability and eagerness to master new skills quickly

• Regular Domestic and/or International travel required

• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Software experience such as C, C#, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, .NET environment, or similar

• Systems integration experience

• Data acquisition (Windarab, Wintax, Pi Toolbox)

• Motorsports vehicle electronics

• Hybrid/EV systems

• Simulation experience

• Lap Time Simulation

• Vehicle modeling

• Parameter Optimization

About GM

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Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;

• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;

• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;

• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

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