After more than 60 years away from Formula One, Aston Martin is back on the grid for 2021. Based in Northamptonshire, Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team has almost 500 passionate people at its heart, making a team with both a rich heritage and a fresh perspective – bringing new energy to the sport with a determination to shake up the order and compete at the sharp end.
The Aston Martin era represents the beginning of a new journey for us, but the racer’s attitude and can-do approach remain central pillars in the team’s philosophy. The focus is always on improving performance and delivering results. With fresh investment and energy, the stage is set to build on Aston Martin’s rich history in motorsport and establish Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team as a competitive force in the years ahead.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Vehicle Modelling Engineer to join our Vehicle Science Group (VSG).
The roles will be focused on the development and correlation of the Team’s vehicle models, for use in trackside lap simulation, simulator and offline vehicle development settings. Our goal is to produce a portfolio of cutting edge tools across all simulation use cases. Involvement in other areas of VPG work may occasionally be required. The position will involve cooperation with Vehicle Dynamics, Simulator, Performance Software, Race Engineering, Aerodynamics, Design Office, R&D and Electronics functions.
Competitive candidates will meet a range of the following criteria:
- Excellent undergraduate degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Data Science or a related discipline.
- Strong problem solving, mathematical and analytical skills.
- Ability to work effectively either within a cross-functional team or with minimal supervision.
- Capacity to report complex technical information concisely and professionally to tight deadlines.
- Modelling of mechanical systems.
- Modelling of hydraulic/thermal/electrical systems.
- Full vehicle and sub-system correlation techniques.
- Strong knowledge of vehicle dynamics principles and concepts.
- Development & use of tyre models.
- Optimisation methods and control theory.
- Numerical methods & statistics.
- Data regression and machine learning.
- Coding experience in .NET C#.
- C/C++, Python, VBA or other programming languages.
- ATLAS.
- Simpack.
- Dymola.
- Matlab & Simulink, including co-simulation & RealTime.
- Working knowledge of JIRA & Git.
- Previous experience in high level motorsport.
Aston Martin Formula One Team is committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the most talented individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strive to be a Team that reflects all the communities with which we engage around the world through diversity in the workplace and promoting an inclusive culture in which all team members are respected, empowered and valued.