F1 Performance Engineer – Open Application

Tiro Contracts; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiro Associates seeks an F1 Performance Engineer for confidential search across the UK, Europe, and the USA. You will perform vehicle performance analysis, optimise setups at track and factory, run lap-time simulations, and prepare driver-in-the-loop simulations while analysing tyre performance and energy management.

Candidates should have top-tier motorsport experience (F1 preferred), strong vehicle dynamics knowledge, and coding skills in Python/MATLAB.

Qualifications

• F1 or top level motorsport performance experience.
• F1 race team or power unit experience preferred.
• Trackside travel required across seasons.
• Strong understanding of tyres, aero balance and suspension.
• Experience with lap-time simulation and vehicle modelling.

Responsibilities

• Vehicle performance analysis and setup optimisation at track and factory.
• Lap time simulation, vehicle models and data analysis.
• Driver-in-the-loop simulator preparation and running.
• Analyse tyre performance and energy management strategies.
• Collaborate with aero, vehicle dynamics, race engineering and strategy.

Skills

F1 Motorsport

Vehicle dynamics

Tyre performance

Aero balance

Sim & data tools

Python

MATLAB

Decision making under pressure

Communication

Mobility / travel

Education

Mechanical/Automotive/Aeronautical Eng

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

# F1 Performance Engineer – Open Application* Supercar & Motorsport* 10670* Global* Package Base + Bonus + Benifits## OverviewApply hereF1 Performance EngineerUK · Europe · USA · Permanent · Competitive salary · Confidential searchIn Formula 1 the decisions that matter are made before the car leaves the garage. Once parc fermé closes the setup is fixed, so the work happens earlier: on models, in the simulator and in the data. For 2026 that work has new variables, with active aero modes and a new energy deployment picture to understand and exploit.Models can forecast and simulate. Knowing when to trust them, and when the driver or the data is telling you something the model has missed, is still an experienced human call. That judgement is what this role is about.We are talking confidentially with Formula 1 teams in the UK, Europe and the USA who need performance engineers. If that is the work you already do, we would like to talk.The role in briefYou know the job, so we will keep this short. Depending on the team and the seat, it covers: Vehicle performance analysis and set up optimisation, at the track and back at the factory Lap time simulation, vehicle models and correlation of simulation to track Driver in the loop simulator preparation and running Tyre performance, energy management and the 2026 aero and power unit trade offs Working between aero, vehicle dynamics, race engineering and strategy to turn data into decisionsKey requirementsFormula 1 or top level motorsport performance experience. F1 race team or power unit experience is the priority. Strong WEC hypercar, Formula E or senior single seater backgrounds will be considered. Vehicle dynamics fundamentals. A sound grasp of tyres, suspension, aero balance and how they interact on the car. Simulation and data tools. Lap time simulation, vehicle modelling and data analysis, with coding in Python, MATLAB or similar. Judgement under pressure. Clear recommendations on limited running and tight timelines, and the confidence to challenge a model when the evidence says so. Communication. Able to talk to drivers, race engineers and designers in their own language. Education. A degree in mechanical, automotive or aeronautical engineering, physics or mathematics, or equivalent experience. A Master's or PhD is common but not essential. Mobility. Trackside roles involve international travel through the season. Factory based roles are also available.How the process worksA confidential first conversation About your experience, what you want next and what would genuinely make a move worthwhile. Your current employer is never contacted, and nothing goes to a team without your agreement.An honest read of the marketWhere you sit, which programmes are building and what each opportunity really offers. Sometimes the honest answer is that your current role is still the right one. That is useful to know too.A targeted introductionWe brief the team on you and brief you on the team: the people, the programme and what success looks like in the first season.Interviews prepared and managedTechnical interviews and assessments explained in advance, with feedback after every stage.Offer, notice and start dateWe understand F1 notice periods and gardening leave and plan around them, from offer and resignation through to your first day.We work F1 hours, not nine to five. Evenings, weekends or the Monday after a race, we talk when you can.Start a confidential conversation Book a confidential career review with Scarlett Talk to Nichola Hedges about the role Call [phone] or email [e-mail] the background: Judging the model, not just the data (link to the performance engineering article). Tiro Associates. Specialist F1 and motorsport engineering headhunters, founded in 2000, acting as an employment agency for permanent roles. Technical expertise, humanised approach.