# Ford Racing Performance Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Allen Park, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $65,100 - $166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Motorsport
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Ford Racing is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Performance Engineer to support total vehicle optimization across off-road racing programs, primarily focusing on T1+ and Stock Trucks in global competition.

The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with engineering teams in vehicle dynamics, chassis, powertrain, aerodynamics, and electrical systems to optimize vehicle performance in demanding racing environments.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead development and implementation of methodologies, tools, and processes to enhance performance across Ford's racing programs

- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to align technical objectives with broader program goals

- Take ownership of performance engineering activities for T1+ and Stock Truck platforms while supporting additional Ford Racing programs as needed

- Lead planning and execution of test activities, including desert, proving ground, and lab testing

- Analyze test and race data to identify opportunities in pace, consistency, drivability, reliability, and strategic execution

- Support race-event engineering through setup recommendations, performance analysis, and race strategy development

- Contribute to the development of performance models and simulation tools to improve decision-making and predict vehicle behavior

The ideal candidate has a strong engineering foundation, hands-on motorsports experience, and a passion for continuous improvement. They should possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days per week onsite in Allen Park, MI.

**Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related discipline

- 3+ years of experience in race engineering, performance engineering, off-road motorsports, or a related field

- Strong understanding of vehicle dynamics, suspension systems, dampers, tire behavior, powertrain integration, test methodology, and race-event strategy

- Experience with vehicle setup and performance optimization in variable and demanding operating conditions

- Proficiency with data acquisition and analysis tools such as Bosch WinDarab, MoTeC i2, Atlas, Pi Cosworth, or similar

- Experience with simulation and modeling tools such as Dymola, VI Grade, CarSim, Canopy, or equivalent

**Benefits:**

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more

- Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

- Tuition assistance

- Established and active employee resource groups

- Paid time off for individual and team community service

- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day

- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

## Skills

### Required
- vehicle dynamics
- suspension systems
- powertrain integration
- test methodology
- race-event strategy
- data acquisition
- simulation tools

### Nice to have
- W2RC
- Dakar
- SCORE
- Best in the Desert
- Baja
- NORRA
- Machine Learning
- AI tools

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