Trackside Systems/Controls Engineer

Raceon Gmbh; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Raceon Gmbh is seeking an experienced professional in advanced control systems for motorsport. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree and extensive trackside experience, focusing on optimizing vehicle performance and control strategy development. Join a dynamic team and work with renowned racing teams globally while enjoying opportunities for travel and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible lifestyle

Travel opportunities

Permanent contract

Competitive market value packages

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in developing and optimizing control strategies for race cars.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) and real-time simulation platforms.
• Strong leadership and excellent problem-solving skills in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Steer technical development for advanced control systems.
• Optimize vehicle-dynamic control systems; monitor performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor performance engineers.

Skills

Control theory

Signal processing

Vehicle dynamics modelling

Data analysis

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning

Education

Master's degree in Motorsport, Mechanical, Automotive, or Control Systems Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

vTAG

Job description

Your profile

Education & Experience:

• A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Motorsport, Mechanical, Automotive, or Control Systems Engineering.
• Multiple years of trackside experience in control system tuning and parameter optimization at a high level (e.g., WEC, Formula E, F1).
• Deep understanding of vehicle dynamics in limit-cornering conditions.
• 5+ years of experience in developing and optimizing control strategies for race cars.

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of control theory, signal processing, and vehicle dynamics modelling.
• High proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and vTAG, along with other development and simulation tools.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) and real-time simulation platforms.
• Expertise in data analysis and performance monitoring tools used in motorsport.
• Experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for control systems.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills in high-pressure trackside environments.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills—able to work efficiently with engineers, drivers, and technical teams.
• Willingness to travel extensively, including weekends, for race and test events.

Why us?

• Be part of a young and dynamic like-minded team
• Flexible lifestyle turning your hobby into your job
• Travel the world and work with well-known and renowed racing teams
• work in various projects with the security of a permanent contract
• we offering competitive market value packages and employment with opportunities to work in all forms of motorsport without complexities

General Information

We can currently only consider applications from candidates based in Europe or the USA.

Your mission

• Steer the technical development direction for advanced control systems, ensuring optimized operations across the team.
• Optimization and tuning of vehicle-dynamic control systems, including traction control, energy management, pitlane speed control, brake balance, and hybrid deployment strategies.
• Coordinate control system software development.
• Perform in-depth investigative studies to influence vehicle design and development, always with a focus on enhancing race car performance.
• Monitor vehicle legality and performance, diagnosing issues and implementing corrective actions to ensure optimal race performance.
• Analyze and interpret performance data, considering factors such as circuit layout, driving style, mechanical setup interactions, and reliability risks.
• Simulate and model advanced control strategies, with a strong emphasis on hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing using dynos and driving simulators.
• Regularly document findings and recommendations, presenting clear technical reports on simulation studies, methodologies, and results.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to performance engineers in control systems development and optimization.
• Drive innovation in control strategy development, ensuring RaceOn remains at the cutting edge of motorsport technology.
• Enhance simulator correlation and real-world application of vehicle control models for maximum on-track performance gains.