Real-Time Race Strategy Engineer (Data-Driven)

SEMA Education; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Vehicle purchase program

Health care and wellness plans

Job summary

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is seeking an Engineer, Race Strategy to join our team. We are dedicated to advancing automotive engineering and maximizing racetrack performance, and this role is integral to our pursuit of becoming the most respected motorsports engineering organization.

This role focuses on the development and maintenance of predictive models to optimize real-time race strategy decisions, including cloud-based simulations, leveraging data science techniques to analyze

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in professional motorsports with a strong understanding of race strategy fundamentals.
• Experience using predictive modeling and data analytics to inform race strategy decisions.
• Proficiency in Rust, Python, C++, MATLAB, or similar programming languages.
• Experience with probabilistic programming and machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, PyMC, TensorFlow, or equivalents.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain predictive models to optimize real-time race strategy decisions.
• Implement cloud-based Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate risk/reward tradeoffs for various race strategies.
• Utilize data science techniques to analyze historical race data, enhance model fidelity and predictive accuracy.
• Collaborate with race strategists and engineers to summarize and visualize model output before, during, and after race events.
• Research and integrate advanced methodologies in ML, predictive modeling, and probabilistic programming to enhance capabilities.
• Communicate data-driven insights and risk assessments to race strategists to support real-time decisions.
• Ensure models are scalable, computationally efficient, and adaptable for real-time applications.

Skills

Rust

Python

C++

MATLAB

PyTorch

PyMC

TensorFlow

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science or related field

Job description

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is seeking an Engineer, Race Strategy to join our team. We are dedicated to advancing automotive engineering and maximizing racetrack performance, and this role is integral to our pursuit of becoming the most respected motorsports engineering organization.

This role focuses on the development and maintenance of predictive models to optimize real-time race strategy decisions, including cloud-based simulations, leveraging data science techniques to analyze