[Hiring] Tyre Modelling Engineer @RaceOn GmbH

Role Description

Help improve the accuracy and predictive capability of tyre simulation across NASCAR and IndyCar applications. Your work will strengthen the connection between tyre behaviour, simulation and on-track performance, supporting better engineering decisions and vehicle development.

Your mission:

• Develop and improve tyre performance and thermal models for high-level NASCAR and IndyCar programmes.
• Work remotely within a specialist tyre engineering group of 3-4 engineers, contributing to simulation accuracy, tyre understanding and performance development under the guidance of a senior technical lead.

YOUR TASKS

• Support race, test, simulator, and rig activities and collaborate with engineers and drivers to optimize on track performance.
• Provide pre and post event simulations, analyse data, and deliver key tyre performance metrics at race and test events.
• Develop and improve tyre models from scratch, with particular focus on thermal behaviour, tyre warmup, wear, degradation and overall tyre performance.
• Ensure continuous validation and correlation of tyre models with track and rig data to guarantee robust simulation results.
• Integrate and validate tyre models in offline simulation and DiL environments to support vehicle performance analysis and development.
• Contribute to tyre development programmes across different motorsport championships, working closely with tyre manufacturers to define development targets, coordinate testing and evaluate tyre performance.
• Interact across the team to develop methods, tools, and solutions that support objective technical decision making.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or a comparable higher education qualification.
• 2–5+ years of relevant experience in tyre performance, thermal modelling or motorsport simulation.
• Experience in race and test preparation, including tyre preparation, performance analysis and pre/post event reporting.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of tyre dynamics, tyre modelling, thermal behaviour and vehicle dynamics.
• Experience with track and/or rig based tyre testing, model correlation, validation and data analysis.

Requirements

• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar programming languages for tyre data analysis and modelling.
• Familiarity with simulation and performance engineering tools used in motorsport, including offline simulations and DiL environments.
• Understanding of tyre testing, model parameter identification, correlation and validation (e.g., MF Tyre/Pacejka, and thermomechanical models), with particular emphasis on thermal modelling, tyre warmup and degradation.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving mindset.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced motorsport environment with flexible hours, incl. weekends.
• Comfortable taking technical guidance from a senior engineer while owning individual development tasks.
• 100% remote position – no regular trackside attendance required.

Benefits

• Be part of a young and dynamic like-minded team.
• Flexible lifestyle turning your hobby into your job.
• Travel the world and work with well-known and renowned racing teams.
• Flat hierarchies and owner-managed.
• Work in various projects with the security of a permanent contract.
• Competitive package and incentives.

Company Description

RACEON ARE YOUR TRACKSIDE SPECIALISTS ensuring peak performance is delivered where it counts the most - on race day. Our engineers are highly specialised and motivated by success. They are coming from various fields of motorsport and are all high level candidates that can make the difference. We are available as talented individuals or as a consolidated group who are able to deliver at peak performance due to our understanding of each individual team members strengths.