Performance Engineer - IndyCar

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

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Performance Engineer - IndyCar

Mooresville, NC, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1491

Position Summary

The Performance Engineer supports Indycar vehicle performance at race and test events. Working with the Race Engineer and engineering group, this role turns vehicle, driver, timing, simulation, and test data into actionable setup and development recommendations.

Primary Responsibilities

Race & Event Performance

• Support the Race Engineer with event preparation, car setup, final build specification, and session execution across mechanical, aerodynamic, gearing, tire, and systems areas.
• Analyze telemetry, timing, video, driver feedback, and competitor data before, during, and after events to provide clear setup and performance recommendations.
• Support driver performance analysis and coaching using data, video, timing reports, onboard information, and comparative references.
• Prepare run plans, simulation studies, analysis packages, reports, and event documentation.
• Develop and maintain analysis tools, math channels, automated workflows, and software that improve engineering decisions.
• Participate in engineering meetings and event debriefs, document findings, and define follow-up actions.
• Collaborate across race engineering, vehicle dynamics, data/systems, simulation, aerodynamics, dampers, tires, and design.

Simulation, Testing, and Development

• Use offline simulation tools to evaluate setup sensitivities, operating windows, and event-specific configurations.
• Plan, support, analyze, and correlate Driver-in-the-Loop simulator sessions and other performance testing, including 7-post, wind tunnel, and rig testing.
• Correlate simulation and test results with on-track data, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Own assigned development projects from problem definition through implementation and validation.
• Maintain working knowledge of INDYCAR regulations, technical bulletins, team build specifications, and internal engineering standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum three years of experience in race engineering, motorsport performance, vehicle dynamics, simulation, or related field.
• Professional motorsports trackside experience; Indycar, NASCAR, IMSA, WEC, Formula 1, or comparable experience preferred.
• Strong practical knowledge of aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, race car setup, data acquisition, telemetry analysis, and statistical analysis.
• Ability to interpret complex data quickly and communicate concise, actionable conclusions under pressure.
• Experience developing analysis tools or automated workflows using MATLAB, Python, VBA, or comparable languages.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering and operations groups.