Vehicle Dynamics Engineer - Racing Focused

Requisition ID: 125442 
Sponsorship Available: No 
Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Goodyear. More Driven.

Primary Purpose of the Position

Support Goodyear’s Simulation team with vehicle dynamics performance assessment and elevating Goodyear’s vehicle/tire modeling expertise for high performance race vehicles.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leverage our latest tire/vehicle testing capabilities and modeling/simulation technologies.
• Further develop the creativity and innovation capacity of the team with a focus on virtual tire development.
• Cooperate with vehicle OEMs and/or Race teams to shape our virtual tire/vehicle development process for efficiency, quality and robustness.
• Cooperate with simulation and testing teams on tire force & moment testing, instrumented vehicle testing and simulation.
• Cooperate with tire design team and provide tire characteristic recommendations for tire design tuning to meet tire/vehicle performance objectives.
• Assess/benchmark the performance of tire/vehicle systems through vehicle/tire modeling, testing and simulation.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physic, or related field, is required
• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics, or related field, is highly preferred
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience inside automotive or race industry required (e.g. at a vehicle OEM) or academia for vehicle dynamics and/or vehicle & tire modeling.
• Experience with numerical methods.
• Experience with data acquisition / analysis software.
• Experience with instrumentation and sensor installation is an asset.
• Experience with vehicle modeling and vehicle dynamics simulation software (e.g. CarMaker, VI-Grade, CarSim, Dymola, etc.).
• Experience with tire modeling and force & moment prediction software (e.g. MF-Tire, CD-Tire, F-Tire).
• Experience with assessment/benchmarking of performance of tire and vehicle systems.
• Experience with driving simulator (e.g. Vi-Grade, MTS, static or dynamic) is an asset.
• Experience with chassis and/or steering system development is an asset.
• Experience with tire testing and prototype tire evaluation is an asset.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Strong background in vehicle dynamics or related area.
• Knowledge of data acquisition and processing software.
• Knowledge of functional system development approach (V-model).
• Proficient computer programming skills. (MATLAB, Python, etc.)
• Self-motivated individual.
• Team player with enthusiasm and initiative.
• Interest in the automotive world, testing activities, virtual development.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.English (spoken and written) is a must.
• Knowledge of other languages (e.g. French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) is an asset.

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate. 

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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