Overview
Lola Cars, one of the world’s iconic motorsport brands, and the most successful manufacturer of customer racing cars of all time. Since 1958, Lola has been building cars destined to win on the track. Lola is committed to pushing innovation in engineering and as part of this commitment, Lola intends to release the IP back into the ecosystems and develop products that have far reaching impacts beyond motorsports. Our mission is to redefine motorsport performance by integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into vehicle dynamics, race strategies, and driver safety systems.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Simulator Development Engineer to join our growing Simulator team within the Performance Science group. The ideal candidate will play a key role in the development and operation of our simulators and associated performance development programmes. This role involves a range of real-time operating system, modelling and simulation and analytics and correlation skills, in a high-performance motorsport context.
Responsibilities
- You will work within our Performance Science team to help maximise value from our simulator development programmes
- You will be responsible for simulator operations and the design and successful delivery of simulator programmes across a range of projects
- Developing simulator systems and workflows, including integration within our overall performance engineering system
- Close collaboration with drivers, race engineering, simulation and modelling teams to minimise the correlation gap and align simulator activities to performance targets
- Improve the end‑to‑end operational process of our simulator programmes to maximise efficiency and delivered development value
Qualifications & Experience
Contribution to the continual development roadmap of our in‑house simulator capabilityDegree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related fieldPassion for high‑performance engineering, mobility technology, and motorsportExperience and familiarity with advanced simulation and modelling, ideally within a motorsport contextPassion for a simulation‑first performance development philosophyProficiency in Matlab / Simulink, Python, C / C++Proficiency in DIL simulators and real‑time operating systems, motion cueing and force‑feedback hardware, advanced vehicle models and control systems, and simulation correlation methodsExperience or familiarity with professional motorsport simulator environments such as Concurrent, dSpace, SpeedgoatExperience or familiarity with data‑visualisation tools and modern front‑end development methodologiesDriven, proactive, results‑oriented, and highly attentive to detailOpen‑minded team player, able to maintain focus and rationale in a high‑pressure environmentExcellent technical communication skillsFull professional proficiency in EnglishApplication
Interested in the Role? Please submit your CV and cover letter to careers@lola-cars.co.uk, detailing your : experience, interest in the role, days / hours available, salary expectations. Please send details as soon as possible for review. Join us at Lola Cars and contribute to a growing, dynamic team.
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