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Performance Development Engineer

  • Location

    Northampton

  • Sector:

    Motorsport

  • Job type:

    Contract

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Contact:

    Callum Rhodes

  • Contact email:

    callum.rhodes@txmrecruit.co.uk

  • Contact phone:

    01332974922

  • Job ref:

    BH-30342

  • Published:

    almost 2 years ago

  • Duration:

    12 Months

  • Expiry date:

    2022-06-15

  • Startdate:

    2022-05-15

Power Unit Performance Application Engineer 
Northampton
12 Month Contract


TXM Recruit are currently working with a Formula 1 Power Unit Manufacturer who are looking to bring in a Power Unit Performance Application Engineer to grow their already well established and brilliantly successful Performance Group. 

This will be a multifaceted role in a high pace and continuously changing environment that will challenge you to be the best engineer you can be. The atmosphere of the team is incredibly positive, they built this on a culture of success and reward. The team do demand the best of people and there is a level of performance pressure but this is all in the name of pushing for greatness.

The purpose of the role is to...
 
  • The Performance Development Engineer is responsible for generating and developing power unit performance ideas that lead to an on-circuit performance improvement.  These performance improvements can come from many areas of development, such as increased power unit output, reduced heat rejection, improved driveability and better use of fuel/electrical energy budget.
  • In order to achieve these objectives the Performance Development Engineer is primarily responsible for devising and running test programmes using simulation, test rigs, dynos or the track environment in order to quantify performance improvements.  They are responsible for planning, preparing and running the test, and for the subsequent data analysis and reporting of results and conclusions.
  • The Performance Development Engineer needs to support reliability objectives by providing methods to deliver performance within the proven power unit operating envelope, and by highlighting where performance is available from extending the proven operating envelope.
TXM Recruit is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any specific requirements or require assistance or reasonable adjustments to be made for you during the selection process due to disability or long-term health condition, we will do our best to assist you

If this role sounds like something you would be well suited to, apply today.