Vehicle Performance Engineer

Drive Innovation as a Vehicle Performance Engineer with PDS Tech!

Role Overview: PDS Tech is seeking a Vehicle Performance Engineer to join our team in Santa Clarita, CA, working on cutting-edge vehicle dynamics and performance optimization for the Acura GTP program. If you’re passionate about motorsports, vehicle dynamics, and data analysis, this is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on race car performance. In this role, you will optimize chassis setup, simulate vehicle behaviors, and collaborate with top engineers to fine-tune the most advanced racing vehicles.

Key Responsibilities

• Vehicle Dynamics Simulation: Simulate specific vehicle behaviors to optimize performance and contribute to the development of high-performance chassis systems.
• Performance Optimization: Work closely with technicians to fine-tune chassis setup parameters, ensuring peak vehicle performance on track.
• Data Analysis: Analyze logged vehicle dynamics sensor data and provide actionable insights for improving vehicle performance.
• Test Planning & Execution: Plan and execute tests of vehicles and chassis subsystems on physical test rigs, analyzing results to guide further development.
• Model Calibration & Correlation: Calibrate and correlate vehicle dynamics simulation models against real-world test data, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
• Collaborative Liaison: Work closely with technicians on build preparation, chassis hardware setup, and electronics systems engineers for sensor and data logging configuration.
• Software Development: Contribute to the design, maintenance, and development of simulation and analysis software, adhering to source control and software best practices.
• External Collaboration: Liaise with external suppliers on the development of chassis hardware systems to optimize performance.
• Reporting & Presentations: Regularly publish detailed reports on test results and performance metrics, and present findings in group meetings and engineering forums.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Dynamics highly valued.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of work experience in the professional motorsport industry (internships count toward this experience).
• Hands-On Experience: Experience in racing car operations and physical testing of vehicle hardware systems.
• Proficiency in MATLAB: Skilled in MATLAB programming for data processing, analysis, and simulation model development.
• Vehicle Dynamics Expertise: In-depth understanding of vehicle dynamics principles, including suspension, tire, and aerodynamic domains.
• Data Analysis Skills: Proficiency in time series analysis and frequency domain analysis of experiment data.
• Testing & Experimentation: Strong background in experiment design methods and statistical analysis of test data.
• Travel Requirement: Must be available to attend track events (races and tests) and participate in physical rig testing of race vehicles.
• Location: Initially based at the HRC-IN facility in Indianapolis with regular travel required for events.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with simulation and analysis software development.
• Hands-on experience in race vehicle testing and optimization.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present technical findings to diverse teams.
  
  

Why You Should Apply: This is your chance to contribute to the development of high-performance racing vehicles and take your career in motorsports to the next level. With competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking team pushing the boundaries of vehicle performance and technology.

Ready to Accelerate Your Career? If you have the skills, passion, and drive to succeed in the fast-paced world of motorsports engineering, apply today to become a part of our team at PDS Tech. Let’s race ahead together!

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Pay Details: $85,000.00 to $95,000.00 per year

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance