DiL Simulator Track Modeling Engineer

Lincoln Motor Company; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Flexible leave

Family building benefits

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

PTO buy-up

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an engineer to update, develop, and maintain its DiL (Driver in the Loop) simulator tracks, aligning them with real-world data across multiple racing programs and production cars. Travel to circuits and testing facilities will be required to collect information and apply learnings digitally.

You will work with CAE tools, contribute to track manipulation software, and help close gaps between real-world vehicle dynamics and the simulation environment within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering.
• 1+ years programming languages for data processing and tool automation (MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Visual Basic, Python, Java, etc.).
• Passion for Motorsports.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Collect information by working with sanctioning bodies, track facilities, and travel to locations to improve track accuracy.
• Utilize CAE tools to implement learnings into track libraries and develop/maintain track manipulation tools.
• Bridge the real world and simulation by understanding vehicle dynamics and reproducing them in the simulation environment.
• Maintain a track library database and organize documentation for efficient access by the team.
• Collaborate with Aero, Powertrain, Chassis, and Race Team Strategy to integrate components into the simulator program.

Skills

1+ years programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering

Master’s or PhD in Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering (Vehicle Dynamics/Control Systems)

Tools

CAe Tools

Dymola

CarSim

VI-CarRealTime

ADAMS

ADAMS Car

AVL

Job description

As our Executive Chairman, Bill Ford himself states, "When we race, we race to win". At Ford Racing, this is our core philosophy as we race toward the 2030’s. We pride ourselves on being a technical leader in the industry, developing the most innovative tools and methodologies. As Ford Racing continues to grow and expand our team to better support the various automotive racing series we compete in, we need people like YOU to help us achieve our goals together!

In this position

This position will be responsible for updating, developing and maintaining our entire Ford Racing library of DiL simulator tracks to ensure they match the real world as closely as possible. We’re looking for a bright and self-motivated individual to help catapult our DiL (Driver in the Loop) simulator program to the next level, where a single tool can be used to support all our racing programs (ie. NASCAR, SportsCar, WRC, Off-Road, Electrified Demonstrators, etc.), as well as our production car programs (ie. Mustang, Raptor, etc.). This position will be responsible for updating, developing and maintaining our entire library of DiL simulator tracks to ensure they match the real world as closely as possible. This opportunity is a golden ticket for periodic travel to the various racing circuits and testing facilities across the country to collect first-hand information and apply your learnings digitally to our simulator tracks.

• Ability to travel

What You’ll Do

• Collect Information: Work directly with sanctioning bodies of our various race series, track & facilities management, and travel to locations as needed to collect information which will be used to improve the accuracy of our simulator tracks library.
• Utilize & Develop CAE Tools: Utilize commercially available and proprietary tools to implement learnings directly to our tracks libraries. Contribute to the development and maintenance of our DiL Simulator track manipulation tools, continuously adding capability and efficiency to the process.
• Close the Gap Between the Real World and Simulation: Understand the unique physical aspects of vehicles and develop solutions to replicate those attributes in the simulation environment.
• Documentation: Maintain a database for our library of tracks, organize and archive supporting documentation in a logical manner for efficient user access.
• Team Player: Work directly with colleagues from our various divisions to help tie together the individual components (ie. Aero, Powertrain, Chassis, Race Team Strategy, etc.) which comprise a successful simulator program.

You’ll Have

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering
• 1 + years programming languages for data processing and tool automation (MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Visual Basic, Python, Java, etc.)
• Passion for Motorsports
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Even Better, If You Have

• Master’s or PhD in Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering with a focus on Vehicle Dynamics or Control Systems
• Experience with computer-based race gaming, along with having developed custom tracks, vehicle models and liveries
• 2+ years of Automotive Vehicle Dynamics, CAE, and/or DiL Simulator experience, with an emphasis on performance or racing vehicle design and modeling
• 2+ years of experience using parametric and/or multi-body dynamics tools like Dymola, CarSim, VI-CarRealTime, ADAMS, ADAMS Car, AVL or similar software packag
• Participation in Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Robotics or professional motorsports engineering experience modeling various aspects of race car vehicle dynamics.
• A personal passion for track driving or off-roading, with an ability to subjectively evaluate vehicle handling limits

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.