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Posted: 04/02/2025 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Automotive/Motorsport Job Number: 85450

Job Description

Premier Motorsports company is looking for a Vehicle Simulation Software 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:

Design, produce, maintain, and refine mathematical software models and analysis tools for the purposes of vehicle performance simulation and optimization.
Develop vehicle modelling simulation tools.
Create and develop models of vehicles to be tested on the DIL simulator.
Gather characterization data for relevant vehicle systems. Help validate aero models in client's vehicle performance simulation tools.
Work with client groups to validate powertrain models used in vehicle simulation. Contribute to development of vehicle dynamics simulation platforms (debug and validate tools).
Support rig testing to characterize systems: suspension kinematics and compliance, center of mass, inertia, shaker, wind tunnel, etc.
Help create rig and track test plans, attend tests, and create reports.
Communicate on project and testing status. Present/report results in a format that is clear and complete. Create and post technical reports in a timely manner. Control documents (including electronic documents) per records retention policy.
Liaise with client engineers and racing team partners. Maintain communication and collaboration within client, other client companies, and external partners.
Develop software within the ecosystem of client's vehicle performance tools and methods.
Programming of vehicle simulation models and systems in C++ or Dymola.
Self-educate and employ modern software development best practices.
Create software tools to efficiently analyze chassis and vehicle performance data from multiple sources (test rig, simulation, and circuit).
Design, implement, test, and maintain vehicle control system software.

Job Requirements

The qualified candidates should have the following:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
Master's Degree is preferred. 3 years of processing and analysis of time-series data in time, frequency, and spatial domains (visualization, signal processing), using MATLAB or Python.
3 years of software programming experience in C++.
3 years of hands-on experience in development of Dymola models (preferred).
3 years of industry experience in software programming with MATLAB or Python.
3 years' experience in developing controls systems using Simulink (preferred).
Proficient in the use of supervised machine learning technologies, for regression of non-linear models.
Technical knowledge of vehicle dynamics principles and chassis systems: aerodynamics, suspension, tires, etc.

Weekly Payrate Range: $1,634.62 - 1,923.08 DOE

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