Senior Vehicle Modelling Engineer

At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.

Purpose of the Role

As part of our Vehicle Modelling team, this role will...

Principle Accountabilities

• Take a lead role in Vehicle Model correlation across Technical, supporting the Head of Vehicle Modelling.
• Ensure suspension model fidelity options across each subsystem (e.g. bearing stiffness, component stiffness, upright flexibility).
• Deliver world class model correlation & functionality, supporting the next level driver model in lap simulation.
• Develop the grounding model to improve skid wear & stability impact prediction.
• Support the implementation of lateral and yaw dynamics in vehicle models, in collaboration with the Tyre team.
• Implement track model improvement for dynamic lap simulations.
• Develop world class vehicle & sub-system models.
• Generate clear and well-documented code.
• Identify, quantify & action vehicle model opportunities through experience or data analysis.
• Feedback observations to the department that aid car performance development.

Role Dimensions

This role sits within the Performance Group, in the Vehicle Modelling team. This role will support with mentoring and support for junior staff. This role reports directly to the Head of Vehicle Modelling.

Job requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Ideally a Masters degree or PhD in Engineering, Physics or Applied Mathematics (or similar).
• Strong knowledge and conceptual understanding of vehicle physics.
• Objective, data driven approach to analysis.
• Deep awareness of relevant simulation techniques & considerations.
• Extensive experience of vehicle sub-system modelling in F1, motorsport or a related field.
• Strong skills in data analysis, applied mathematics and dynamical systems.
• Experienced user of: (Required) Matlab and Mathworks toolchain, Vehicle Dynamics simulation tools, ATLAS 10 or similar analysis tools. (Preferred) C/C++ and Python.

Personal Attributes

• Innovative, moving us fearlessly forward by proposing new methods and ideas.
• Proven ability to extract key data from a dataset and present in a clear, concise manner.
• Able to effectively summarise complex information in a style appropriate to the audience.
• Excellent communicator, able to target a variety of audiences and influence, as appropriate.
• Able to work effectively in a team with good organisation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal direction, integrating quickly and easily into the team.

What McLaren can offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part. We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.