Vehicle Modelling and Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Ipswich; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology company is seeking a Vehicle Modelling and Software Engineer to join their remote team in Ipswich. This role involves developing advanced vehicle models and simulation tools for clients in motorsport and automotive industries. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, expertise in vehicle dynamics, and proficiency in numerical simulation, particularly with coding in C++. This position offers a unique chance to be part of innovative projects for leading teams in global motorsport.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of mathematical and physical principles of vehicle performance.
• Experience coding in object-oriented languages, particularly C++.
• Demonstrable skills in physical modelling and understanding of underlying maths.

Responsibilities

• Develop the vehicle model and simulation tool based on client needs and regulations.
• Evaluate and improve performance of vehicle models against real-world expectations.
• Collaborate with clients to gather feedback for new feature development.

Skills

Vehicle dynamics

Numerical simulation

Optimisation

Physical modelling

Communication skills

Education

Good degree in engineering

Tools

C++

Job description

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Vehicle Modelling and Software Engineer, Ipswich

Company Description

Canopy Simulations leverages its foundation in writing cutting-edge simulations for Formula One to offer expertise to a diverse array of customers in motorsport, autonomous vehicles, automotive, and even America's Cup sailing. Our clients include top-tier teams from F1, F2, FE, WEC, and IndyCar. Canopy is a UK-registered, natively remote business, which has been part of the Michelin Group since April 2023.

About you:

As part of our team, you'll gain an understanding of how the best commercially available simulation tools work and what separates the leading cars in global motorsports from the rest.

You’ll have an exceptional understanding of the mathematical and physical principles which underpin vehicle performance, and the skills to translate these concepts into our evolving simulation software.

A good degree in engineering is a prerequisite for applying.

Applicants must have the following attributes:

• Experience in race car vehicle dynamics, vehicle science, vehicle performance, or vehicle modelling
• Experience in numerical simulation, optimisation, control of nonlinear systems, or a related field
• Prior coding experience in an object-oriented language; C++ is an advantage
• Demonstrable ability in physical modelling, in particular an understanding of the maths and physics underlying physical systems
• A desire to work remotely, with great written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with our highly talented team of remote engineers.

Duties include:

• Developing our state-of-the-art vehicle model and simulation tool in response to changing client requirements and motorsport regulations
• Evaluating the performance of new and existing features in the vehicle model and simulation tool against real-world expectations to identify potential bugs and improve simulation results
• Liaising with clients to translate feedback and requests into clear written and verbal specifications for new features, and then implementing these features to enable clients to extract the best possible value from our tools
• Contributing to our suite of in-house test, development, and visualisation tools used for automated validation of our software releases.