IndyCar Performance Engineer — Data-Driven Race Setup

Team Penske; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Penske in Mooresville, NC seeks a Performance Engineer to support IndyCar vehicle performance on race and test events. You will work with the Race Engineer to turn telemetry, timing, and driver data into actionable setup recommendations.

Responsibilities include analyzing data, supporting driver performance coaching, and developing analysis tools and workflows to improve engineering decisions. Strong collaboration across engineering groups is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related field.
• Minimum three years in race engineering or motorsport performance.
• Experience with data acquisition, telemetry, and analysis.
• Proficiency in MATLAB or Python for analysis/workflows.
• Ability to communicate conclusions clearly under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support IndyCar vehicle performance at races and tests.
• Turn data into actionable setup and development recommendations.
• Collaborate with race engineering, vehicle dynamics, and aerodynamics teams.
• Develop and maintain analysis tools and automated workflows.
• Prepare run plans and event documentation.

Skills

Telemetry analysis

Data interpretation

Python

MATLAB

Team collaboration

Driver performance analysis

Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Related discipline

Tools

MATLAB

Python

VBA

Job description

Team Penske in Mooresville, NC seeks a Performance Engineer to support IndyCar vehicle performance on race and test events. You will work with the Race Engineer to turn telemetry, timing, and driver data into actionable setup recommendations.

Responsibilities include analyzing data, supporting driver performance coaching, and developing analysis tools and workflows to improve engineering decisions. Strong collaboration across engineering groups is essential.