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# Motorsports Performance Engineer - Entry Level

- **Company:** JLG Industries, Inc. i
- **Location:** Lyon Charter Township, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $64,500.0 - $103,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Hardware Design, Kinematics, MATLAB, Data Processing
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://oshkoshcorporation.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Oshkosh/job/New-Hudson-Michigan-United-States/Motorsports-Performance-Engineer---Entry-Level_R49155

## About the Role

* BS in engineering or other advanced technical background
 * Background in motorsport with 5 years of experience

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

 * Self-motivated and comfortable determining goals and deliverables
 * Knowledge of vehicle dynamics, kinematics, aerodynamics and tires
 * The ability to review experimental and simulation results to support decision making
 * Familiarity with vehicle simulation and modeling
 * The ability to communicate and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
 * Function in high pressure environment under stressed time constraints

## Description

Event Related Preparation and Execution

Shop based event preparation objectives:

 * Propose and collaborate with engineering team to establish event related hardware, process, or vehicle preparation related objectives
 * Propose and collaborate with engineering team to improve event specific performance through data analysis, vehicle simulation, historical information and other appropriate tools
 * Develop, manage, and execute project related work, preparation and documentation related to vehicle performance and race strategy
 * Tracking and communication of updates and status
 * Participation/organization of meetings to review above mentioned information

Event specific performance objectives:

 * Execute specific tasks not limited to:
 + Take directive from senior race engineers and provide supporting feedback
 + Vehicle data processing, distribution analysis
 + Manage, operate, and analyze results from supporting software toolchains for performance and race strategy execution
 + Manage communication and provide feedback to trackside and remote support resources

Vehicle and Process Development

Identifying and contributing to vehicle development initiatives:

 * Vehicle setup/performance
 * Vehicle hardware integration
 * General subsystem development
 * In-person support of offsite testing
 * Tools and process development to aid in the above listed tasks

Simulation support:

 * Baseline vehicle model correlation and specific event performance analysis and sensitivity generation
 * In-person support of offsite testing

Program reporting and documentation:

 * Maintain and develop reporting documentation and process for event and engineering level projects

Team Member Interactions

Overall communication and interactions are expected to be handled in a collaborative manner for the overall improvement of performance and execution.

The role will be expected to interact with other groups within Pratt & Miller, and outside in relation to execution of duties not limited to:

 * Organization, participation, and collaboration in meetings
 * Support and project related travel, In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, tasks relating to the following area will be. assigned as required:
 * Support Pratt Miller initiatives, marketing events, and general development as necessary
 * Provide feedback on product needs and processes
 * Support Program Management Office on process developments and improvements, * Familiar with data acquisition systems
 + PI Toolbox
 + PI Workshop
 + Bosch WinDarab
 + Bosch RaceConOther
 + Marelli Wintax
 + Other
 * Experience in general data review and processing
 + Matlab
 + Excel
 + Phyton
 + Visual
 + Other


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