Tyre Modelling Engineer — Motorsports Performance Lead

Lola Cars; Silverstone; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lola Cars, based at Silverstone, seeks a Tyre Modelling Engineer to lead tyre modelling across racing projects and deliver data-driven improvements. You will develop in-house tyre models for simulations and support testing from design to race events.

Ideal candidates have a maths/physics/mechanical engineering background with an interest in motorsport, strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level or commensurate work experience.
• Maths, Physics, or Mechanical engineering degree desirable but not essential.
• Project Management experience desirable but not essential.
• An interest in and understanding of engineering/motorsport.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain in-house tyre models for use in vehicle simulations / simulator.
• Assess tyre model correlation, identify areas of performance improvement, and contribute to implementation.
• Propose new development items and methodologies for improving tyre modelling and tyre performance more widely.
• Support simulator testing as required to further tyre model development.
• Support rig testing as appropriate, and post-process results to further tyre understanding.
• Support trackside engineers with pre and post event analysis.
• Influence car performance as a whole by contributing to cross‑department understanding of the influence of tyres on performance, e.g. with Design, Race Engineering, Simulator teams.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree or commensurate experience

Maths/Physics/Mechanical engineering desirable

Project Management desirable

Motorsport understanding/interest

Job description

Lola Cars, based at Silverstone, seeks a Tyre Modelling Engineer to lead tyre modelling across racing projects and deliver data-driven improvements. You will develop in-house tyre models for simulations and support testing from design to race events.

Ideal candidates have a maths/physics/mechanical engineering background with an interest in motorsport, strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-moving environment.