Strategy Engineer

An exciting opportunity exists for a Strategy Engineer to join our Race Strategy team, playing a key role in delivering competitive, data-driven race strategy support. This role blends live race decision-making, advanced data analysis, and tool development, requiring close collaboration with multiple trackside and factory departments. This is an opportunity to operate at the heart of race operations within a fast-paced, performance-driven environment, where accuracy, judgement, and communication are essential, and where your work can have an immediate and visible impact on race execution.

• Supporting the majority of race events from the factory mission control and trackside as required.
• Contributing to the direction and development of race strategy methodology.
• Designing, developing, and improving tools used to optimise race strategy.
• Preparing race models and analysing weekend data and competitor performance.
• Providing live, in-session analysis to inform strategic decision-making.
• Communicating strategy updates clearly and confidently directly to the pit wall.
• Supporting pre-event preparation, live event execution, and post-event analysis.
• Working collaboratively with other trackside and factory departments.
• Undertaking additional responsibilities aligned to the role as required.
  
  Degree-level qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in data analysis and applied statistics.
• Programming and technical experience, ideally including:
+ Python, MATLAB, Excel VBA + MongoDB, SQL + Plotly/Dash + C#, Visual Studio or .NET
• Highly self-motivated with the flexibility to work irregular hours around race weekends.
• The ability to make fast, data-driven decisions under extreme pressure.
• A logical, analytical approach with a passion for continuous improvement.
• A solid understanding of race strategy and race modelling concepts.
• Confidence using intercom and radio systems during live sessions.
• Excellent problem-solving and mathematical ability.
Investing in your career is paramount. We promote professional and personal development through a provision of learning opportunities and work with you to shape your career and realise your full potential.

As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, private healthcare, pension plan, life assurance, TEDSgroup childcare benefits, a cycle-to-work scheme, tech scheme, and car scheme. You will also have access to our state-of-the-art facilities at the AMR Technology Campus, featuring a new on-site gym with fitness, spin and yoga classes, a bistro café, and restaurant.