Job Specifications
The Revival Of a Legend
Lola Cars, one of the world’s iconic motorsport brands, and the most successful manufacturer of customer racing cars of all time. Since 1958, Lola has been building cars destined to win on the track.
Lola Cars a legendary name in motorsport has cultivated a brand synonymous with engineering excellence, iconic design, and racing success. After a period of dormancy, under new ownership, Lola has returned to the forefront of international motorsport, continuing its legacy of innovation and engineering excellence.
Lola is committed to pushing innovation in engineering and as part of this commitment, Lola intends to release the IP back into the ecosystems and develop products that have far reaching impacts beyond motorsports. Our mission is to redefine motorsport performance by integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into vehicle dynamics, race strategies, and driver safety systems.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Simulator Development Engineer to join our growing Simulator team within the Performance Science group. The ideal candidate will play a key role in the development and operation of our simulators and associated performance development programmes. This role involves a range of real-time operating system, modelling and simulation and analytics and correlation skills, in a high-performance motorsport context.
Role Responsibilities
You will work within our Performance Science team to help maximise value from our simulator development programmes
You will be responsible for simulator operations and the design and successful delivery of simulator programmes across a range of projects
Developing simulator systems and workflows, including integration within our overall performance engineering system
Close collaboration with drivers, race engineering, simulation and modelling teams to minimise the correlation gap and align simulator activities to performance targets
Improve the end‑to‑end operational process of our simulator programmes to maximise efficiency and delivered development value
Skills, Qualifications & Experience Required
Contribution to the continual development roadmap of our in‑house simulator capability
Degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field
Passion for high‑performance engineering, mobility technology, and motorsport
Experience and familiarity with advanced simulation and modelling, ideally within a motorsport context
Passion for a simulation‑first performance development philosophy
Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Python, C/C++
Proficiency in DIL simulators and real‑time operating systems, motion cueing and force‑feedback hardware, advanced vehicle models and control systems, and simulation correlation methods
Experience or familiarity with professional motorsport simulator environments such as Concurrent, dSpace, Speedgoat
Experience or familiarity with data‑visualisation tools and modern front‑end development methodologies
Driven, proactive, results‑oriented, and highly attentive to detail
Open‑minded team player, able to maintain focus and rationale in a high‑pressure environment
Excellent technical communication skills
Full professional proficiency in English
Interested in the Role?
Please submit your CV and cover letter to careers@lola-cars.co.uk, detailing your:
experience
interest in the role
days/hours available
salary expectations
Please send details as soon as possible for review. Join us at Lola Cars and contribute to a growing, dynamic team.
About the Company
Since our foundation in 1958, Lola has grown to become the most successful manufacturer of customer race cars of all time with more than 500 championship wins globally. Today, we are working to extend that legacy as an industry leader in sustainable engineering and motorsport, focusing on three core areas: electrification, hydrogen and sustainable fuels and materials. Lola will be competing in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from Season 11 and throughout the GEN4 era. Contact: Press: media@lola-cars.co.uk Technical:...
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