Senior Controls Performance Engineer

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.

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