Reliability Data Analyst

Job Summary

GM Performance Power Units is seeking a Reliability Data Analyst to support the development, testing, and trackside operations of our Formula 1 Power Unit. Based in Concord, North Carolina, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a foundational area of our F1 program and assist in building a world-class reliability team.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the team's primary ATLAS expert. Configure and maintain workbooks, displays, and automated analyses used by the reliability engineering team across dyno, factory test, and race event environments.
• Examine PU telemetry data in ATLAS to identify reliability-relevant anomalies, overload events, and early-warning signatures across ICE, turbocharger, MGU-K, and control electronics channels.
• Develop and maintain ATLAS functions and condition monitors that automate the detection of known failure precursors and flag out-of-limit behavior for engineering review.
• Support failure investigations by pulling and processing the relevant data history for failed or suspect components, correlating telemetry evidence with physical teardown findings to build a complete picture of each failure event.
• Contribute to reliability trend analysis across the season, tracking fault rates, overload events, and anomaly frequency by subsystem and component to support proactive risk management.
• Build and maintain reliability dashboards and post-session reports that give the engineering and operations teams a timely, accurate view of PU health, fault status, and component life consumption.
• Produce post-event reliability data summaries following each dyno session and race weekend, distributing findings to the team and flagging any items requiring action before the next event.
• Develop Python or equivalent scripting to automate recurring data processing tasks, reducing manual workload and improving report consistency and turnaround time.
• Remotely support race events and test sessions as part of the reliability team, operating ATLAS in mission control environments to monitor live PU data and support real-time reliability assessment.
• Work alongside the trackside PU and systems engineers to provide data-driven input during sessions, contributing to fault diagnosis and operational limit decisions under race weekend time pressure.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 3–6 years of engineering experience in a data-intensive role within motorsport, aerospace, or high-performance automotive powertrain development.
• Demonstrated experience using Motion Applied ATLAS as a primary analysis tool — configuring workbooks, writing math channels, building condition monitors, and conducting detailed multi-channel telemetry analysis.
• ATLAS proficiency is a hard requirement for this role.
• Prior exposure to reliability, test, or powertrain development engineering where data interpretation directly influenced engineering decisions.
• Technical Skills:
  • Engineering understanding of high-performance ICE systems sufficient to interpret what temperature, pressure, speed, and knock channel behavior indicates about component condition and failure risk.
  • Proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, and analysis scripting; familiarity with Pandas, NumPy, and matplotlib or equivalent libraries.
  • Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent) for building engineering-facing reliability dashboards.
  • Familiarity with F1 PU telemetry data structures, channel naming conventions, and the operational context in which data is generated across dyno, test, and race environments.
• Interpersonal & Organizational Skills:
  • Able to bridge the gap between data and engineering. Translate what the numbers mean in terms of hardware behavior, and communicate that to engineers who need to act on it.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where post-session analysis turnaround times are measured in minutes or hours, not days.
  • Willing to work off-hours for race events and test sessions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in an F1 or top-tier motorsport PU environment with direct exposure to reliability or performance data analysis at the factory and trackside.
• Familiarity with ERS/hybrid subsystem data channels and the failure modes they can indicate.
• Experience with statistical reliability methods: Weibull analysis, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) modeling, fault rate trending, or anomaly detection applied to engineering datasets.
• Exposure to FMEA processes, failure investigation workflows, or component life management programs in a regulated motorsport environment.
• Scripting experience beyond Python; MATLAB, SQL, or equivalent for data pipeline work or integration with PLM/ERP data sources.

Why Join Us

Ready to be part of a team that pushes boundaries both on and off the track? At GM Performance Power Units, we are developing a new era of performance for the Formula 1 grid. Joining us means entering a startup racing environment backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, giving you the rare opportunity to help build a world-class program from day one.

We believe in rewarding innovation and powering potential. As part of our team, you’ll benefit from a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your performance, well-being, and future, helping you thrive at every level.

• Access To Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• 401(k) plan including company match
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• 32 days annual leave (including holidays)
• Free financial advisor access
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Subsidized on-site dining
• On-site gym
• Discounted GM vehicle purchase/lease program
• Free on-site EV charging for personal GM vehicles

It’s all part of our commitment to creating a workplace that’s as high-performing and forward-thinking as the people who make it succeed. Join Us And Help Power What’s Next.

You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability and performance of a next-generation Formula 1 power unit. Our culture rewards precision, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of performance.

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