Simulator Engineer

Motorsport Network, LLC; Beeston; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorsport Network, LLC is seeking a hands-on Simulator Build Technician based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, with travel in the UK and abroad. You will build high-end racing simulators, configure gaming PCs, test each unit, and install them at client homes, businesses and events.

You’ll participate in ongoing hardware and software development, work closely with drivers and corporate clients, and travel with equipment to events.

Qualifications

• Interest in motorsport and sim racing.
• Background in motorsport and/or sim racing.
• Mechanical aptitude for precise assembly work.
• Fluency with Windows 11 and simulator software to diagnose faults.
• Ownership of work in a small team and ability to work across workshop and events.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Build Pro II and Clubsport simulators in the workshop from chassis to calibration.
• Configure high-spec gaming PCs to run simulators.
• Test and calibrate each unit before dispatch.
• Install simulators at client homes, businesses and events; drive the installation van.
• Support clients from build through delivery and through the service life.
• Host simulators at client events in the UK and abroad.
• Assist in developing and testing new hardware and software.
• Design new simulator components in SolidWorks.
• Take a component from CAD to a finished simulator.

Skills

Motorsport interest

Sim racing background

Mechanical aptitude

Windows 11 fluency

Fault diagnosis

Ownership of work

Fast pace capability

Clear communication

UK driving licence

Tools

SolidWorks

Assetto Corsa

iRacing

Job description

The Role
Full time. Based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, with UK and international travel.

You’ll build the simulators Zak O’Sullivan, Nick Tandy, Megan Bruce, and many other drivers train on. Simulators that cost between £10k and £70k. Then you’ll install them and support them. You’ll take the simulators to client events and run them.

What you’ll do

• Build Pro II and Clubsport simulators in our workshop - taking full ownership from chassis to calibration.

• Build and configure the highest spec Gaming PCs that run them.

• Test and configure every simulator you build, before it leaves us.

• Install simulators in clients’ homes and businesses, and at events, driving the van to get there.

• Support clients from build through delivery, and across the service life of their simulator.

• Host simulators at client events in the UK and abroad.

• Help develop and test new hardware and software.

Where you can take it
We don’t sit still. Bring ideas and you’ll see them built.

• Testing and manufacturing new simulator components.

• Support our in-house software development workflow.

• Have a say in product development.

• Design new simulator components in SolidWorks.

• Take a component from CAD to a finished simulator.

What you’re required to bring

• A real interest in motorsport and racing simulators.

• A pre-existing background in motorsport and/or sim racing.

• Mechanical aptitude for precise assembly work. Following instructions and guides.

• Fluency with Windows 11 and simulator software (Assetto Corsa and iRacing), enough to diagnose a fault and fix it with a client watching.

• The instinct to find the cause of a problem and long-term solution, not just a workaround.

• Comfort owning your work in a small team.

• The ability to work at pace across the workshop, client sites and events.

• Clear communication with professional drivers, private owners and corporate clients alike.

• A full UK driving licence.