RECRUIT 12

Tyre Performance Engineer Brief overview Role : Tyre Performance Engineer Location: Oxfordshire Role type: Permanent Salary: Up to £55,000 DOE (negotiable) Working type: On-site working Recruit 12 has an exciting opportunity for a Tyre Performance Engineer to work with top team working in the field of electric motorsport, with strong performances across the Formula-E Championship. You’ll be supporting event preparation and trackside optimization of tyre usage and cooperation with the factory-based engineers to enhance tyre simulation tools. Role and Responsibilities Optimize tyre usage during track tests and race events to ensure peak performance in qualifying and races Support trackside tyre performance engineering through test planning and analysis Prepare pre-event tyre reports with recommendations for tyre preparation and usage Provide data-driven feedback for tyre model development used in simulations and simulators Assist in post-event tyre correlation with drivers and report findings Communicate tyre performance data to drivers and race engineers Required Skills Strong knowledge and background in Vehicle Dynamics Experience in Vehicle Dynamics modelling (e.g. Matlab, Simulink, SimPack, Dymola, Adams) Desirable (not essential) Trackside experience in a high-level motorsport series Trackside experience in managing tyre preparation Tyre modelling experience (e.g. Matlab, Simulink) Experience in developing tyre thermo-mechanical, high-fidelity, or physical models (e.g. brush models, FE models) Experience in tyre testing (indoor and outdoor), including planning, execution, and data analysis Benefits Bonus scheme Aviva Pension Group Life Assurance & Group Income Protection Electric Car Scheme Health Cash Plan Employee Assistance Programme Private Medical Insurance 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days Childcare Benefits Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships