Ford Racing Performance Engineering Manager
Core
Lead Ford Racing's elite competition performance engineering team to maximize on-track and off-road competitiveness of race cars while facilitating technology transfer to production vehicles.
Role type
Senior management-level performance engineering manager (motorsports)
Builds
High-performance race cars for road, track, and off-road programs
Domain
Motorsports / Automotive Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic leadership, global team management, race-to-road technology transfer, program delivery, multi-disciplinary systems integration, aerodynamics leadership, chassis and kinematics optimization, simulation strategy, data-driven decision making
Technologies
DiL simulators, lap time simulation, multi-body dynamics, CFD modeling, wind-tunnel testing, telemetry analysis
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a globally integrated Performance Engineering department; Act as the primary bridge between Ford Racing and production vehicle programs; Own overall vehicle performance delivery aligned to racing season schedules; Direct a specialized team of aerodynamicists in design and testing; Oversee evaluation of suspension/steering kinematics and packaging constraints; Define and execute optimization strategy for aerodynamics, power delivery, and vehicle dynamics; Lead development of virtual toolsets for pre-event setup; Oversee trackside data analysis strategy using telemetry and tire modeling
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
