The Role:
The Vehicle Simulation Sr. Software Systems Analyst will work with broader business teams, stakeholders, and paying race team customers to collect software needs then translate into Epics/Features/User Stories/Defects/Workflows/Diagrams/etc. which align with overall Motorsports digital strategy of Race Vehicle Platform, Motorsports Software as a Service, Vehicle Definition, & Vehicle Simulation.
Since supporting the race teams is our top priority, this individual will be encouraged to travel to races and shops to experience the customers using the application in a live scenario (up to 25%).
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
- Work with Software Development teams to communicate Epics/Features/User Stories/Defects in a consumable fashion to be executed on.
- Translate software product strategies into requirements and roadmaps.
- Manage ongoing changes and cross-team coordination & status.
- Define priorities and help communicate them to key stakeholders.
- Assist other teams through software product development to meet objectives.
- Drive software product releases, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Leverages market research & continuous exploration to continually understand customer & market- includes competitive benchmarking.
- Track software performance (e.g. analytics) and suggest improvements to customer experience and product strategy.
- Daily management on digital products with strategic mindset upon mid/long term product enhancement.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- 5+ years experience as a product manager, product owner, business analyst, systems analyst, or similar role
- Bachelors degree (or higher), majoring in Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Information Systems/Digital Communication or relevant field
- Experience with vehicle simulation software
- Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar backlog tracking tooling
- Experience working in an agile delivery environment
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
- Past experience building software, B2B products, or system solutions
People Skills:
- Experience with prioritizing and multitasking
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
- Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal, fluent in English
- Excellent strategic agility – ability to recognize & capitalize on opportunities, identify and avoid threats, and pivot when needed
- Comfortable with communicating to senior executives
- Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or Computer Science
- Extensive knowledge and experience of Motorsports in a particular series (NASCAR/IndyCar/IMSA/Formula1)
- Previous experience working at a race team or as OEM/3rd party Support for a race team
- Experience with the auto industry and vehicle design
- Experience with multi-body vehicle simulation development using Dymola/Modelica
- Knowledge and experience in aerodynamic and tire testing/modeling/validation
- Experience using data analysis software such as Pi Toolbox, MoTeC i2, McLaren ATLAS, Bosch WinDarab
- Familiarity of FMI standard and deploying FMU’s in co-simulation and model exchange
- Experience with cloud computing based distributed systems
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