Tyre Performance Engineer

2 weeks ago


Kidlington, United Kingdom Fortescue Zero Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Tyre Performance Engineer to join our team at Fortescue Zero, a leading company in electric motorsport innovation. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for event preparation and trackside optimisation of tyre usage, working closely with factory-based engineers to enhance tyre simulation tools.

Key Responsibilities
  • Evaluate and optimise tyre utilisation during track tests and race events to ensure maximum overall performance of cars during qualifying and races.
  • Support trackside tyre performance engineering duties with test program planning and analysis.
  • Formulate the pre-event tyre report with recommendations for tyre preparation and usage during race/test events.
  • Contribute with data-driven feedback for the development of the tyre moment/force/thermal model used on the driver in the loop simulator and offline simulation tools.
  • Contribute to the post event tyre correlation exercise (race driver in the DIL) and reporting on such tests.
  • Responsible for gathering and delivering information regarding tyre performance to the racing drivers and race engineers.
Requirements
  • A good Vehicle Dynamics knowledge and background is essential.
  • Trackside experience in a high-level motorsport series will be beneficial.
  • Trackside experience in managing tyre preparation will be beneficial.
  • Tyre modelling experience is desirable (Matlab / Simulink).
  • Experience of Vehicle dynamics modelling (Matlab / Simulink / SimPack / Dymola, Adams etc).
  • Experience in the development of tyre thermo-mechanical models, higher fidelity models (brush ) physical models or FE models would be a distinct advantage.
  • Experience in tyre indoor and outdoor testing (planning, execution, data analysis) would be an advantage.
What We Offer
  • Fortescue Zero bonus scheme
  • Aviva Pension
  • Group Life Assurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Electric Car Scheme
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
  • Childcare Benefits
  • Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships


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