Premier Motorsports company is looking for a Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Engineer onsite in Santa Clarita, CA.  This position is needed for 1 year with a possibility of a year extension.

 

The preferred candidate will have this experience::

 

Simulation Model Development
1-2 year experience creating and maintaining vehicle models in Dymola or similar physics modelling environment.

Bonus experience:
-    Simulink
-    Control Systems
-    C++

Vehicle Simulation Application Engineering
Experience with populating and calibrating vehicle model parameters.
Experience performing correlation studies: comparing vehicle model behaviors with real-world test data.

Broad knowledge of modelling and characterization of all vehicle systems: e.g. aerodynamics, brakes, multi-body suspensions, tires, powertrains, etc.

Hands-On experience in physical testing to characterize vehicle systems: K&C, shaker rig, damper dynos, wind tunnel testing, inertia rigs, brake dynos, tire rig testing etc.

Vehicle Dynamics
Solid understanding of vehicle ride and handling dynamics principles and theory.
Excellent understanding of dynamics of mechanical systems: including analysis in the frequency domain.

The qualified candidates should have the following:

 

*    Mech Eng degree. Dynamics specialties valued.
*    Hands on experience with racing car operations.
*    Hands on experience in physical testing of vehicle hardware systems.
*    Min 1 year work experience in professional Motorsport industry - internships can be counted toward this requirement.
*    Proficiency in MATLAB programming and use of MATLAB for data processing and analysis.
*    Proficiency in analysis of time series data - including frequency domain analysis.
*    Excellent understanding of vehicle dynamics principles across suspension, tire, and aerodynamic domains.
*    Proficiency in experiment design methods, and statistical analysis of experiment data.  

Additional skills:

Strong team player.
Excellent communicator.
Self-organized.
Self-motivated.
Capable of working in a fast-paced high-pressure motorsport environment.
Willing to work long hours to hit deadlines.
     

Weekly flat rate of $1346.15 - $1826.92 DOE