Engineer I (Medical)

Company: General Motors
Location: Spokane
Posted on: February 12, 2025

Job Description:

Remote: This role is categorized as remote. This role will work within the GM Motorsports Program to develop performance metrics, conceptualize new analysis methods, and implement these techniques to produce improved on-track performance. The focus of the Performance Engineer is primarily on the validation, refinement, and application of new tools and methods to develop vehicle setups for specific events and/or derive new directions for future vehicle development.--This team will initially focus on supporting new GM motorsports ventures, including exploratory studies to support the Andretti Cadillac Formula 1 program.--With the focus on new programs, work will include the development and implementation of vehicle, track, and competitor characterizations methods.

Continuously strive to improve GM Motorsports programs' analysis methods and vehicle dynamics understanding by:
Prototyping new ideas and validating these against track and test data
Working with GM Software team to implement solutions in our production tools

Implement vehicle simulation, data analysis methods, and other tools to develop race winning solutions through:
Competitor analysis and event characterization

Clearly present findings, recommendations, and analysis results through well organized and actionable reports and in-person follow-up.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field.
-2+ years of engineering experience modeling vehicle systems, controls and/or vehicle dynamics with proven track record of applying models to create vehicle systems solutions.
- Strong knowledge of simulation workflows in a professional motorsports organization including both offline simulation and the DIL simulator. Experience using simulation tools to optimize vehicle performance.
- Proficient programing in python, MATLAB, or similar language
- Extensive experience analyzing on-track performance through both application vehicle dynamics principles and statistical methods
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related subject
Professional experience in a major motorsports series including F1, IndyCar, WEC, IMSA, NASCAR or similar. Intimate knowledge of race car setup, event preparation, technical inspection, race procedures and race strategy
Proficiency in Motorsports data analysis software including Pi Toolbox, Atlas, Motec or similar
Knowledge and experience in tire modeling, construction, testing, and validation
Experience with aerodynamic testing and applying physical and/or CFD results to vehicle modeling tools for on-track performance optimization
Familiarity with vehicle testing methods and data reduction from on-track testing, SPMM, and 7-post

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL--NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of British Columbia,--Prince Edward Island, or Nova Scotia.

- The salary range for this role is $83,800 CAD to $125,800 CAD.


Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave;
Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits;
Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;
Ce r--le travaillera au sein du programme GM Motorsports pour d--velopper des mesures de performance, conceptualiser de nouvelles m--thodes d'analyse et mettre en --uvre ces techniques pour produire des performances am--lior--es sur piste. L'objectif de l'ing--nieur de performance est principalement sur la validation, le perfectionnement et l'application de nouveaux outils et m--thodes pour d--velopper des configurations de v--hicules pour des --v--nements sp--cifiques et/ou d--river de nouvelles orientations pour le d--veloppement futur de v--hicules. S'efforcer continuellement d'am--liorer les m--thodes d'analyse des programmes GM Motorsports et la compr--hension de la dynamique des v--hicules en--:
Travailler avec l'--quipe GM Software pour mettre en --uvre des solutions dans nos outils de production

Plus de 2 ans d'exp--rience en ing--nierie dans la mod--lisation de syst--mes, de commandes et/ou de dynamiques de v--hicules, avec une exp--rience --prouv--e dans l'application de mod--les pour cr--er des solutions de syst--mes de v--hicules.
Exp--rience dans l'utilisation d'outils de simulation pour optimiser les performances des v--hicules
Programmation ma--tris--e en python, MATLAB ou langage similaire
Vaste exp--rience dans l'analyse des performances sur piste gr--ce -- la fois aux principes d'application de la dynamique des v--hicules et aux m--thodes statistiques
Connaissance intime de la configuration des voitures de course, de la pr--paration des --v--nements, de l'inspection technique, des proc--dures de course et de la strat--gie de course
Exp--rience des tests a--rodynamiques et de l'application des r--sultats physiques et/ou CFD aux outils de mod--lisation de v--hicules pour l'optimisation des performances sur piste
GM N'OFFRE PAS DE PARRAINAGE LI-- -- L'IMMIGRATION POUR CE R--LE. NE DEMANDEZ PAS POUR CE R--LE SI VOUS AUREZ BESOIN DU PARRAINAGE DE GM IMMIGRATION MAINTENANT OU DANS LE FUTUR.

La r--mun--ration peut ne pas --tre repr--sentative pour les postes situ--s -- l'ext--rieur de la British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, ou Nova Scotia.

- L'--chelle salariale pour ce r--le est de 83 800 $ CAD -- 125 800 $ CAD.


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