Performance Engineer — Motorsport Data Lead (Global Travel)

Motorsport-Total.com GmbH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport company is seeking a Performance Engineer for the McLaren Hypercar Programme. In this full-time role, you'll drive data-driven performance analysis, working under high-pressure environments to enhance vehicle performance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in motorsport performance engineering and expertise with data analysis tools. This position involves global travel and offers a unique opportunity in endurance racing.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in performance engineering within high-level motorsport.
• Expertise with data tools like ATLAS, MATLAB, Python or equivalent.
• Clear understanding of vehicle dynamics and performance fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead data analysis across major vehicle performance channels.
• Produce actionable insights for Race Engineering.
• Support setup direction and balance management.

Skills

Performance engineering

Data analysis

Vehicle dynamics

Communicating insights

High-pressure decision-making

Tools

ATLAS

MATLAB

Python

Job description

A leading motorsport company is seeking a Performance Engineer for the McLaren Hypercar Programme. In this full-time role, you'll drive data-driven performance analysis, working under high-pressure environments to enhance vehicle performance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in motorsport performance engineering and expertise with data analysis tools. This position involves global travel and offers a unique opportunity in endurance racing.