Athletic Performance Analyst

Penske Racing South; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Racing South is seeking an Athletic Performance Analyst in Mooresville, NC, to collect and analyze pit crew performance for NASCAR, IndyCar and Sportscar programs. The role involves data collection, video analysis, and generating reports for coaches and engineers.

The ideal candidate has a degree in a relevant field and strong motorsports knowledge, with willingness to travel and work weekends at tracks or from home. Proficiency with video and analytics tools is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Sports Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer; sponsorship not provided.
• Willingness to travel to racetracks and work weekends at track or at home.

Responsibilities

• Analyze pit stops and provide breakdowns for NASCAR, IndyCar, and Sportscar programs.
• Ensure pitstop practice stops are filmed and data-ready for review by athletes and coaches.
• Gather competitor data including pit times and pit box selection.
• Build models to identify trends, strengths and weaknesses in performance.
• Maintain database tracking historical pit stop metrics across series.
• Coordinate video operations and archive footage for easy retrieval.
• Generate weekly reports to visualize performance gaps for coaches and crews.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Motorsports knowledge

Education

Degree in Sports Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Dartfish

Job description

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Athletic Performance Analyst

Regular Full-Time Mooresville, NC, US

27 days ago Requisition ID: 1486

Job Description:

The Athletic Performance Analyst will focus primarily on the collection and analysis of pit crew performance during both race and practice area pit stops. The role will be responsible for providing actionable data insights for our NASCAR, IndyCar and Sportscar programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Collection & Analytics

• Analyze pit stops during all series races and provide a complete breakdown of the stops.
• Ensure pitstop practice stops are filmed and broken down during all series practices and provide data ready for athletes and coaches to review.
• Gather competitor data including pit times, pit box selection etc.
• Build analytical models to identify trends, strengths and weaknesses in performance.
• Maintain database tracking historical pit stop metrics across all series.

Video Operations

• Ensure film equipment is operational for all team pitstop practices from multiple angles for review.
• Categorize and archive footage for easy retrieval by coaches and crew.
• Synchronize video with data timestamps to create comprehensive review packages.

Reporting & Software

• Generate weekly reports using to visualize performance gaps.
• Create performance reports for coaches, engineers, and pit crews.
• Create process documentation to standardize athletic data collection and analysis protocols.

Qualifications:

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Office mastery (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Video editing software experience (Adobe Premiere, Dartfish, or specialized sports analysis tools).

Requirements & Experience

• High attention to detail with the ability to capture split-second timing data.
• Strong Athletic and/or Motorsports knowledge, specifically NASCAR, IndyCar and Sportscar pit regulations would be highly valued.
• Willingness to travel to racetracks and work weekends at track or at home.
• Degree in Sports Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.