Performance Applications / Calibration Intern – Motorsports Industry Leader
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Hourly Rate: $25.00
About the Role
Our client, a premier motorsports organization in Santa Clarita, is seeking a Performance Applications / Calibration Intern to support advanced powertrain development programs. This internship offers hands‑on experience in embedded control strategy development, engine and hybrid system modeling, and calibration tool creation—ideal for students passionate about high‑performance engineering and motorsport technology.
Position Overview
This internship focuses on the development and validation of embedded powertrain control strategies for internal combustion engines and hybrid powertrain systems. The intern will work closely with controls and calibration engineers on model‑based development, physical system modeling, and calibration tool creation using industry‑standard tools such as MATLAB®/Simulink® and Python.
This is a highly technical role designed for candidates with a strong interest in powertrain systems, control theory, and engine physics—especially within a motorsports or high‑performance engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support development of embedded engine and hybrid control strategies
- Contribute to physics‑based powertrain modeling in Simulink
- Develop calibration and data analysis tools using MATLAB or Python
- Assist with validation of simulation models and calibration workflows
- Collaborate with controls and calibration engineers on system development tasks
- Apply first‑principles reasoning to modeling, analysis, and problem‑solving
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