Tire Performance Engineer

Organisation : Team PEUGEOT TOTALEnergies
Location : Versailles Satory / France
Position : Tire Performance Engineer

The Tire Performance Engineer directly contributes to the performance of the race car by providing all the tire’s analysis to achieve the highest performance on track.
As a full time member of PEUGEOT Sport FIA World Endurance Championship trackside engineering team, they attend all the race events and most of the development track tests. They directly report to the Strategy & Tire Performance group leader and collaborates with trackside team (perfo chassis team, strategists). Between the track events he provides technical analysis to improve tire understanding and modeling as an input to strategy and chassis development.

Key Responsibilities

Race events:
• Analyze tires datas during sessions
• Track simulation replay
• Analyze opponent’s tire database

Track test session:
• Provide tire’s test item
• Detailed analysis and reports of tested items

Factory:
• Tire Pre event report
• Tire Post event analysis
• Support DIL team to improve tire model
• Develop tire data analysis methodology
• Liaise with the tyre supplier to support all tyre related track activities and modelling development

Required knowledge and skills

Education / Technical

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Vehicle dynamics
• Tire Modeling
• Data analysis experience
• Junior engineer would be considered

Personal

• Team working
• Self-control under pressure
• Initiative and creativity

Language

• Written and oral communication skills in English
• French appreciated

Please apply with your CV

This job specification is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.