Senior Tyre Science Engineer in Banbury

2025 sees MoneyGram Haas F1 Team celebrate its tenth season in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. We don’t follow the status quo, we’re here to challenge the competition, and we want you to join us. The first American Formula 1 team to compete in the sport since 1986, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team made an immediate impression with a memorable points-scoring debut at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix. Nine years later, and the team continues to demonstrate growth and a clear direction with its future objectives – coming off the back of its second-best season to-date in Formula 1.

We’re a racing team – not a corporate machine. We have three HQs – Kannapolis in the US, Banbury in the UK and Maranello in Italy – each powered by passionate, loyal and hardworking team ambassadors. At MoneyGram Haas F1 Team – known within the paddock as the ‘family team’ – you’ll be involved in many different areas of the team, have much wider visibility across business, and will be able to clearly see your contribution to our team. Yes, you’ll learn from us, but we expect to learn from you too!

General Summary

This position reports to the Head of Vehicle Science or their designee and is based in Banbury, UK. The position involves design, development, and application of advanced simulation tools with a strong focus on tyres, and any such tools that are used in the continuous improvement of the performance of car. This position requires support during race weekends from factory and attendance to a limited number of trackside races and tests.

Key Responsibilities

• General
  • Promote teamwork and effective communications to develop working relationships between all personnel and departments.
  • Follow all safety regulations in all venues.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Head of Vehicle Science or their designee.
• Factory
  • Design, develop and continually assess the correlation of both physical and empirical tyre models whilst conducting research to seek improvements on the modelling techniques.
  • Support the Design Office and other departments in the design of cars and tools with simulations and data driven approaches.
  • Design, development, and correlation of tools aimed at analysing the tyre performance on track, on the rigs and when used on simulation tools (i.e. lap sim, DIL, HIL, etc).
  • Collaborate with software engineers on the design and development of tools used to monitor the performance of tyres.
  • Develop the necessary infrastructure for fitting physical and empirical tyre models to track and/or rig data.
  • Manage and maintain the tyre catalogues to provide a comprehensive set of parameters, populate all simulation and analysis tools with the most precise and up-to-date information.
  • Lead the monitoring of the performance of all sensors directly and indirectly related to tyres.
  • Lead and maintain any collaboration with Electronics and Control System departments in detecting and reporting malfunctioning of sensors.
  • Propose solutions and/or support the investigation with a data driven approach.
  • Supervise and mentor junior engineers with their contribution to the team activities.
• Trackside
  • Formulate pre-event simulations and reporting to support Race Engineering with the event preparation.
  • Complete post-event analysis and reporting of tyre performance with focus on improving the performance of the tyres and the tools involved.
  • Support race and test event through the entire weekend by following the sessions live from the factory or at the track.
  • Assist Race Engineering, Vehicle Performance and Strategy departments to monitor and optimize the car performance.
  • Support Race Engineering by providing the tyre performance analysis report and answer to specific focus points when requested at the end of each session.
  • Collaborate and assist Electronics and Control Systems department to monitor live the performance of sensors directly and indirectly related to tyres.
• Testing
  • Propose tyre test items, for all trackside testing opportunities and report the findings with a data driven approach.
  • Review of the testing techniques and suggest changes for improvements.
  • Responsible for the management of projects; from outsourced bench testing activities: define objectives, test plans, data post-processing, analysis and reporting.
  • Work with internal and external test engineers to improve experimental test facilities and processes.

Education and Work Experience

• Comprehensive knowledge of all onboard sensors and instrumentations generally used to monitor tyres performance and operating conditions.
• Extensive Vehicle Dynamics experience.
• Accurate understanding of techniques for analysis in the frequency and special domains.
• In-depth knowledge of tyre thermal and mechanical modelling techniques.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Strong technical background in engineering, applied mathematics and physics.
• Strong technical background in racing car.
• Work to a consistently high standard in stressful and time sensitive situations.
• Quick decision-making skills whilst working through problems in a scientific and analytical way.
• Work well within a team environment with personnel at all levels.
• A sympathetic approach to your work colleagues and an ability to integrate within a group environment.
• A can-do positive approach and a willingness to help others is essential.

Equipment and Applications

• Good to advanced knowledge of Matlab & Simulink and C#.
• Innovative understanding of Atlas.
• Good to advanced knowledge of MAT products to enable management application in vTAG environment like System Monitor and GDE libraries.
• Beginner level in VB (for excel).

Work Environment Physical Demands

An ability to work and prioritize within a high pressure, time sensitive environment while retaining a methodical approach is essential. The role may require occasional domestic and international travel and a willingness to work long and flexible hours including weekends. This position may require lifting to 50 pounds, repeated bending, squatting and manual dexterity. Fast-paced work environment requiring heavy mental demands. Work environment includes machinery, race cars, 7-post and other rigs, grinding debris, and hazardous fluids. All employees must ensure compliance with the Company Health and Safety Policy, and all relevant other statutory Health and Safety legislation.

Our Culture and Benefits

At MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, we consider our employees our greatest asset. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive and grow. We value diversity and encourage our employees to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the conversation. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion are fundamental to who we are as a company and a collective of colleagues. Our commitment to these ethics is steadfast and this promise travels with us wherever we are in the world. We look after our team with multiple rewards packages, competitive bonuses and year-round health and wellbeing programs, providing you with the tools to motivate and perform at your best. If you’re passionate about competition, technology and teamwork, then working at MoneyGram Haas F1 Team could be the perfect fit for you. Motorsport is a dynamic and exciting industry that offers a wide range of opportunities for those who are willing to put in the hard work and dedication required to succeed. Working at MoneyGram Haas F1 Team is a highly rewarding experience, as you become a crucial member of a team that is constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and striving for excellence in everything we do. Join our team and make your passion your profession.

Notice

Due to the nature of the organisation, all employees of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team are required to be security cleared to National Security Vetting standards. If successful in your application, we would support you with the NSV process. As a guideline only, you would normally need to have been a UK resident for the last 5 consecutive years. Further confirmation can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority National Security Vetting (NSV) website.