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We have an immediate opening for a Motorsport Performance Analyst who is passionate about race engineering, vehicle dynamics, and extracting performance from data. This role places you directly in the action of top-level endurance and sportscar racing, including WEC and IMSA.\nOur Michelin Motorsports team supports external race teams by engineering the only point of contact between the racecar and the ground. The position involves analyzing tire performance, interpreting on-track vehicle data, supporting virtual tire models, and collaborating with internal R&D teams and racing partners.\nThe opportunity\nMotorsport performance is won through small advantages. This role helps turn those advantages into race-relevant insight by connecting tire behavior, vehicle response, and technical recommendations that support Michelin, our internal development teams, and our racing partners.\nSuccess requires technical judgment, clear communication, and the ability to work effectively in fast-paced motorsports environments.\nSituated in Greenville, South Carolina, the Michelin Americas Research Center campus is home to a diverse technical community, including engineers, scientists, product designers, test technicians, and support teams who contribute to designing, testing, and industrializing Michelin’s innovative products. Come join our team!\nWhat you will do\nTire performance analysis:\nConduct studies using lap time simulation and on-track vehicle data to understand the physical demands placed on the tire.\nAnalyze tire operating conditions and connect tire behavior to vehicle balance, handling performance, and customer needs.\nDevelop or improve tools and methods required to complete performance analysis missions.\nTrackside vehicle data analysis:\nCollaborate with internal tire developers and simulation experts to analyze current performance and contribute to future R&D.\nWork with customer race teams to provide tire-centric information that supports vehicle performance improvement.\nDeliver clear, timely summaries that improve understanding of the tire and vehicle combination.\nSimulation:\nDevelop and adapt relevant tire models for use in customers’ driver-in-the-loop simulators.\nAct as a customer-facing technical expert during simulator sessions at customer facilities.\nInterpret tire physics to support tire and vehicle model development.\nPromote Michelin models and provide technical support to customers and internal partners.\nTire measurement:\nDevelop methods for lab testing and analyze results for tire modeling and data package generation.\nUnderstand test assumptions and limitations and communicate them clearly to internal and external partners.\nMotorsports support and travel:\nSupport IMSA/WEC race events, joint tests, and simulator sessions through domestic and international travel.\nWork in hands-on motorsports environments, often on weekends, with approximately 35% travel.\nWhat you will bring\nTechnical foundation:\nB.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Automotive Engineering, Motorsports Engineering, or a closely related field.\nStrong understanding of physics and mathematics related to vehicle dynamics.\nExperience using simulation tools to support or optimize vehicle performance.\nExperience analyzing on-track performance using vehicle dynamics principles and statistical methods.\nData analysis and tool development:\nExperience performing data analysis, including data cleaning, transformation, visualization, and interpretation.\nWorking knowledge of the Python core scientific stack, including NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, and plotly.\nExperience in software-based tool development, with the ability to create practical solutions when the required tool does not yet exist.\nStrong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.\nMotorsports environment:\nStrong teamwork, leadership, and organizational skills in trackside or fast-paced technical environments.\nComfortable working in race, test, and simulator environments, including support on weekends.\nCommunication and collaboration:\nExcellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact professionally with external partners, suppliers, customers, and colleagues at all levels of the organization.\nAbility to translate complex technical information into clear recommendations for internal teams and external racing partners.\nDesired experience\nExperience with tire modeling tools such as MF-Tyre, MFSwift, TameTire, or FTire.\nHands-on involvement in professional, amateur, collegiate, or other competitive motorsports environments.\nExperience with: driver-in-the-loop simulator operations, polymers or rubber science, MATLAB.\nFamiliarity with motorsports data analysis software such as WinTAX, HH Timing, Pi Toolbox, Atlas, or MoTeC.\nFrench language skills.\nReady to Shape the Future of Innovation?\nMichelin is building a world-leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences. Pioneering engineered materials for more than 130 years, Michelin is uniquely positioned to make decisive contributions to human progress and a more sustainable world. Drawing on its deep know-how in polymer composite materials, Michelin is constantly innovating to manufacture high-quality tires and components for critical applications in demanding fields as varied as mobility, construction, aeronautics, low-carbon energies and healthcare.\nThe care placed in its products and deep customer knowledge inspire Michelin to offer the finest experiences. This spans from providing data- and AI-based connected solutions for professional fleets to recommending outstanding restaurants and hotels curated by the MICHELIN Guide.\nWhy Michelin?\nCareer Growth: Personalized development plans, mentorship, and cross-functional opportunities. Unique career paths and opportunities for advancement.\n\nInclusive Culture: Thrive in a diverse, supportive environment where your competencies, contributions and behaviors are recognized. Option to join one of our Connected Communities.\n\nInnovation-Driven: Work on projects that matter-from sustainable materials to digital transformation.\n\nCommunity Impact: Be part of a company that does what's right. We use sustainable business practices while balancing the needs of our customers and communities.\n\nMichelin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. Consistent with these obligations, Michelin also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please contact us at .\nThis position is not available for immigration sponsorship.\nWe build the future with people like you. 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