Motorsport Data Engineer — Car Performance & AI

Cadillac Formula 1 Team; Towcester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading pension

Generous time off

Global career development

Job summary

Cadillac Formula 1® Team is seeking a Vehicle Performance Data Engineer to support data handling, processing, and analysis for the race car and simulation toolset. You will work with performance engineers to ensure data availability and quality to optimise car performance.

The role requires a strong technical foundation in software development and data analysis, with a passion for motorsport and competitive engineering challenges.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent.
• 2+ years' experience with software development.
• Good knowledge of Python, MATLAB, C#, or similar.
• Understanding of databases and processes (SQL, Kafka, PySpark).
• Experience with Git, Docker, DevOps and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Work on data architecture across multiple departments to communicate quality and reliability metrics.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for Simulator, Simulation, and Car data.
• Create and maintain software tools to assist other departments.
• Undertake factory-based race event support.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

SQL

Kafka

PySpark

Git

Docker

CI/CD

DevOps

Independent work

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Cadillac Formula 1® Team is seeking a Vehicle Performance Data Engineer to support data handling, processing, and analysis for the race car and simulation toolset. You will work with performance engineers to ensure data availability and quality to optimise car performance.

The role requires a strong technical foundation in software development and data analysis, with a passion for motorsport and competitive engineering challenges.