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Motorsport Customer Application Engineer

Farmington Hills, MI, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-25

Core

Primary technical contact supporting the development, integration, validation, and optimization of motorsport electronic systems and software at customer facilities and race tracks.

Role type

Senior IC application engineer (motorsport electronics)

Builds

Engine controllers, vehicle control units, displays, power distribution units, telemetry modules, and hybrid powertrain control strategies

Domain

Motorsport / Automotive Electronics / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Application engineering, data acquisition and analysis, motorsport vehicle systems knowledge, control strategy development, vehicle electrical architecture, simulation (SIL/HIL/DIL), software tool development (MATLAB/Python/C#), network protocol architecture (CAN/Ethernet), prototyping and test equipment operation

Preferred skills

Technical account management, customer communication, hybrid powertrain controls, system design and analysis, network architecture, testing and prototyping systems, software architecture, technical guidance and coordination

Technologies

MATLAB, Python, C#, dSPACE, ETAS, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, CAN, Ethernet, SIL, HIL, DIL

Responsibilities

Provide on-site application engineering support for motorsport products at customer facilities and race tracks; Diagnose and resolve system-level issues and coordinate parameter changes; Develop and document control strategies for internal-combustion-engine and hybrid powertrains; Develop and validate vehicle electrical and communication network topologies; Develop, maintain, and execute virtual simulation environments; Develop and maintain internal software tools and scripts; Provide technical guidance and share best practices among engineering team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with significant travel

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