Performance Engineer, Tyres / Engineer, Electric Vehicles

Company: PWR Performance Products Pty Ltd
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An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Tyre Performance Engineer within our Vehicle Performance Group.

The suitable candidate will be a key part of the Performance Group, being responsible for the optimisation of all tyre‑related aspects of the Formula E car and having a strong impact on the overall chassis performance. The ideal candidate should have a robust technical background in mechanical engineering with strong proven experience on tyre modelling, trackside tyre performance optimisation and vehicle dynamics.

Core Skills & Responsibilities:

  • Actively contribute to the development of the tyre science tools used by the performance group.
  • Will be responsible for the pre‑event and post‑event tyre‐related reporting activities.
  • Will be responsible for the generation, correlation and maintenance of the tyre models used by the performance group.
  • Will be actively involved on DIL development activities, being responsible for driver objective – subjective correlation and tyre model fine tuning.
  • Will be actively involved on DIL development activities, being responsible for correlation and tyre model fine tuning.
  • Will actively contribute to research and development activities relative to advanced tyre modelling and tyre‑friction characterisation.
  • Will work closely with race, performance and controls engineers to optimise the overall chassis performance during the race weekend.

Requirements:

  • Minimum BSc in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Applied mathematics or similar.
  • Prior experience on state‑of‑the‑art tyre modelling, optimisation and correlation, including relevant background on vehicle dynamics and tyre‑force generation mechanisms.
  • Sound knowledge and experience with MATLAB / Simulink.
  • Relevant experience on vehicle performance metric generation and objective – subjective correlation.
  • Previous trackside experience on motorsport / tyre testing activities will be advantageous.

Additional Desirable Attributes:

  • A proven ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a team or individually.
  • Willingness to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
  • Self‑motivation with a will to contribute to race support.
  • Excellent English written and oral communication skills.
  • Analytical and methodical worker.

This is a re‑listed job, previous applicants need not re‑apply

Salary / Benefits: Competitive

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Posted: May 24th, 2026