Motorsports F1 Tire R&D Engineer Job at General Motors, Concord, NC

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  • General Motors
  • Concord, NC

Job Description

Description

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

The Role

We are seeking a Motorsports Tire Research and Development Engineer to support GM Motorsports by developing and integrating tire models with simulation (real-time and off-line) using flat track, track test, race event, and other applicable data to improve tire performance. You will collect information from sources inside and outside GM, characterize tire models and interpret results for motorsports. As a key team member, you will attend Motorsports testing, cooperate with GM affiliated Motorsports teams, and enable the transfer of knowledge from Motorsports to GM Production. In this constantly evolving environment, the team works with innovative testing and analytical technologies to review tire force and moment (F&M) properties to virtually integrate tire performance to enable vehicle dynamics simulations for original equipment applications as well.

Joining the GM Motorsports Organization will provide you with the experience and exposure it takes to build and maintain successful race teams and the opportunity to showcase your vehicle dynamics and simulation skills, contribute to innovation, connect lessons learned in racing to production intent vehicles, work cross functionally with our partners and ultimately, help shape the future of Motorsports!

What You’ll Do:

Develop methods to process, review, and qualify tire test data

Attend and support Driver Simulation sessions

Attend Tire Testing

Fit tire test data (F&M Flat Trac and any allowable vehicle testing) to models with documented quality

Scale and synthesize models based on feedback from secondary data sources

Develop extensive enhancements to advance tire models, tools, and methods

Simulate Finite Element tire models and feed a workflow of various fidelity tire models

Support correlation process to validate tire models for a given race Series

Enable tire technology transfer between Motorsports and Production

Support integration of tire models with real-time simulation environments

Domestic and International travel is required and expected 1-2x/month for 2-4 days in duration; tire testing occurs during the week - limited weekend travel may be required to arrive to the test facility – full details to be discussed.

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Additional Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, CAE, Software Engineering, or related field

2+ years of engineering experience or completion of an advanced degree

Minimum of 2 years of automotive motorsports experience

Vehicle dynamics and simulation experience

Experience with viscoelastic materials, characterization, modeling, and simulation

MATLAB or Python coding for modeling and analysis

Experience with Finite Element Tools

Motorsport data acquisition software

Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a team, work cross-functionally, as well as strong independent worker

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Advanced degree in the field of Math or Science – Master’s or PhD

Knowledge of tire model fitting routines from Flat-Trac and WFT data

Pi Toolbox experience

Experience implementing tire models in real-time simulation environments to support Driver-in-the-Loop and offline simulation work

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

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. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful 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 encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement (U.S.)

General Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.  

Accommodations (U.S. and Canada)

General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Job Tags

Full time, Work from home, Relocation, Weekend work,

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