Vehicle Performance Engineer

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a dynamic and innovative F1 team? We have a fantastic opportunity for an exceptionally talented Vehicle Performance Engineer to join our Vehicle Performance group. This position will play a crucial role in helping us push for podiums and race wins.

Our team is dedicated to engineering excellence, pushing the boundaries of technology and optimising performance to achieve our goals. We are built on collaboration and mutual support, fostering a vibrant, inclusive culture where your ideas and contributions are valued.

The Role Of Our Vehicle Performance Engineer

You will be part of the team working to maximise the full-vehicle performance of the car through analysis and simulations, with a strong focus on exploiting simulations to contribute to performance on the track.

Your Challenge

Within your role you will contribute to real-time support of trackside operations during race and test events. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintenance of vehicle model setup/configuration database.

• Maintenance and development of simulation and data-analysis tools for pre-event reporting.

• Conduct studies and design of experiments to understand coupling across different sub-system domains and identify main performance trade-offs (e.g. energy management, aero, tyres, suspension, brakes).

• Actively contribute to prove new ideas / simulation methodologies through race / simulator event support activities, working closely with other sections (Simulator, Aero Performance, Tyres, Race Eng).

• Analysis of simulator and race car data to understand main limitations of existing simulation toolset (e.g. driveability limitations, PU correlation).

We are looking to enhance our talented team with someone who has previous experience, ideally within F1 or another high-level motorsport. You should be educated to First-Class Degree level or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline and have a strong technical background on vehicle dynamics and simulation.

It would be advantageous if you were proficent MATLAB/Simulink and Motorsport data analysis software (Atlas, WinTAX etc). Additionally, having experience of programming in Python would be an advantage.

We are seeking a self-motivated, proactive, and highly organised individual with a keen eye for detail. The successful candidate will be able to remain focused, driven and objective in a fast-paced environment, consistently meeting deadlines with minimum supervision. A flexible approach to working hours is essential to support business demands and achieve both individual and team objectives. We are looking for someone who brings creativity, innovation, and a solution-focused mindset to problem-solving, alongside excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Working for Alpine F1 Team, you will work with top professionals, directly impacting race car performance on a global stage, and enjoy our state-of-the-art facilities. We offer competitive remuneration packages, private medical healthcare, access to a free on-site gym, a subsidised restaurant and many more additional benefits. Additionally, the thrill of pioneering innovation in Formula One racing provides numerous career development opportunities in a collaborative, inclusive environment. At Alpine F1 Team, we celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be their true selves. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are committed to leading by example in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our society. Alpine Racing UK Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc. If you have a disability or special need requiring layout of the workstation or work schedule, please let us know by completing this form. In order to follow in real time the evolution of your applications and to stay in touch with us, we invite you to create a candidate account. This will take you no more than a minute and will also make it easier for you to apply in the future. By submitting your CV or application, you authorise Renault Group to use and store information about you for the purposes of following up your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Renault Group companies as described in the Alpine Racing Ltd Privacy Policy.