Onsite Graduate: F1 Vehicle Performance Simulation

Motorsport Network, LLC; Concord, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

32 days annual leave

On-site gym

EV charging on-site

Job summary

GM Performance Power Units in Concord, NC invites applications for a 12-month Vehicle Performance Simulation Graduate Placement Engineer. The role focuses on developing, testing, and optimizing models for its Formula 1 power unit program, with hands-on work across simulation, data analysis, and reporting.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates with strengths in Python, MATLAB, and vehicle dynamics, and a desire to contribute to a fast-paced motorsport environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university; upcoming or recent graduates.
• Available to complete a full-time, 12-month onsite placement in Concord, NC.
• Experience in vehicle dynamics, powertrain engineering, controls, simulation and modeling, motorsport engineering, or data analytics.
• Proficiency in Python and MATLAB for engineering analysis, data processing, visualization, and automation.
• Experience applying analytical or simulation methods and comparing results to measured data.
• Ability to structure technical studies, document work, and communicate results clearly.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and teamwork skills in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance, validation, and documentation of vehicle and power unit simulation models.
• Conduct circuit-specific performance studies using lap time simulation tools and identify performance opportunities.
• Compare simulation predictions with dyno, test, and track data; investigate discrepancies and support model correlation.
• Process, analyze, and visualize simulation and telemetry data using MATLAB and Python.
• Develop automated analysis and reporting workflows that improve efficiency, consistency, and traceability.
• Perform sensitivity studies to quantify the lap-time influence of vehicle and power unit parameters.
• Own defined engineering projects in simulation, performance analysis, model correlation, automation, or data analytics.
• Communicate findings through concise technical reports and presentations, and collaborate with Vehicle Performance, Controls, Reliability, Power Unit Development, and Trackside Engineering teams.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Data分析

Modeling

Simulation

Statistics

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree (upcoming/recent grads)

Tools

GT-Suite/GT-Power

Simulink

Dymola

ATLAS

SQL

Git

Python/Jupyter

MATLAB

C#

Job description

GM Performance Power Units in Concord, NC invites applications for a 12-month Vehicle Performance Simulation Graduate Placement Engineer. The role focuses on developing, testing, and optimizing models for its Formula 1 power unit program, with hands-on work across simulation, data analysis, and reporting.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates with strengths in Python, MATLAB, and vehicle dynamics, and a desire to contribute to a fast-paced motorsport environment.