Performance and Simulation Engineer - Brackley, United Kingdom - Mercedes / AMG

Mercedes / AMG

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Brackley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and rising star George Russell.

The Team has set a new benchmark for Formula One success during the sport's current Hybrid era, winning consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the Constructors' Championship in 2021.

The role:

As our Performance and Simulation Engineer your responsibilities will include:

Propose, investigate, and develop solutions to address the performance limitations of the current car and deliver lap time improvements.
Proactively support the future car development programme using the most appropriate simulation tools and methodologies to define the design targets that will deliver the fastest car over the season.
Prototype and develop new concepts that deliver performance differentiation from our competitors in the existing simulation environment and conduct the necessary functionality and performance studies.
Improve and develop methodologies to simulate vehicle performance for evidencebased decisions on the design of the car.
Contribute to the continuous development of the simulation tools to improve the team's ability to extract vehicle performance.

What we are looking for:

Excellent academic background with a mechanical, automotive, or aerospace engineering degree (preferably masters, 2:1 minimum grade), or equivalent qualification.
Physical understanding of the dynamics of racing cars, suspension kinematics and compliance, vertical dynamics, tyres, and aerodynamics.
Ability to examine experimental and simulation data to support evidencebased decisions.
Experience with optimisation problems.
Familiar with modelling and simulation of vehicles.
Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams, to ambitious deadlines, and under mínimal supervision.
Ability to communicate at all levels effectively and confidently.
Selfinitiative and motivation.
Advanced knowledge of Matlab is essential. Experience with Dymola would be an advantage.

What do we offer:

At the heart of our performance are our people.

Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack.

We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.

Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance and 25 days holiday.

We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment and employee well-beingprogrammes.

Interviews will start taking place week commencing 9th January 2023