Job Description

Bugatti Rimac, part of the Rimac Group, brings together two forces that have redefined the automotive world. By combining Rimac’s cutting-edge electric performance and innovation with Bugatti’s 110+ year legacy of crafting iconic hypercars, we are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in automotive engineering.

Our team is at the core of this, we work with passion, aim for excellence, and take ownership of what we do. We grow together, pioneer solutions, and deliver vehicles that set new standards.

Get in the driver's seat

As a C&T and Exhaust Temperature Model Engineer you will contribute to the powertrain development of new projects, working across powertrain/EE/vehicle validation, you will develop, calibrate and validate PWT control models, with focus on: charge model (air mass estimation, volumetric efficiency, manifold pressure dynamics); torque model (indicated/friction/brake torque, torque losses and torque structure ); exhaust temperature model (turbine inlet, catalyst/GPF and component protection).

Ensuring the optimization of model parameters and multi-dimensional calibration maps to achieve targets.

You will love this role if you love high-tech projects, if you want to make your mark in the automotive world, and if you enjoy working in a dynamic and highly challenging environment.

Where you’ll make an impact

• Develop, calibrate and validate PWT control models
• Define and manage model trade-offs between: accuracy, calibration complexity, emissions compliance, torque delivery and drivability, fuel consumption, thermal robustness and component protection.
• Select and tune: air charge estimation parameters, volumetric efficiency, torque conversion/loss models, friction and pumping losses, exhaust gas temperature estimation, thermal protection thresholds, correction factors and adaptation strategies.
• Evaluate data quality and technically validate test results before model release.
• Propose and implement updates to: calibration parameters; model structures; validation methodologies; monitoring criteria and control strategy interfaces based on experimental evidence.
• Actively contribute to root cause analysis of complex issues related to: torque deviation, boost/air path mismatch, exhaust temperature prediction errors, thermal protection events, emissions exceedances and drivability complaints.

Your core components

• Support model/calibration release readiness for project milestones (DV/PV). Contribute to definition of: model validation standards, calibration best practices, automation and data-processing approaches, accuracy targets, robustness criteria and release procedures.
• Plan and execute model validation activities across: engine dynamometer (steady-state and transient); powertrain/emissions test benches; vehicle testing (road, altitude, climatic conditions).
• Validate key operating modes and conditions: cold start and warm-up, tip-in/tip-out transients, gear shift torque interventions, full load, catalyst heating, thermal protection and degraded operating modes.
• Perform advanced data analysis using INCA, CANape, MDA, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Concerto or equivalent. Apply DoE, model-based calibration and statistical validation to improve model accuracy and robustness.
• Support ECU software integration and troubleshooting of torque deviation, air path mismatch, exhaust temperature error, thermal protection events, drivability issues and emissions spikes.
• Monitor model KPIs and produce structured pass/fail technical reports.

Fuel Package

• Private healthcare and mental wellbeing support
• Flexible working hours and up to 12 days of remote work per month
• Transportation allowance and subsidized meals
• Company performance based bonus and holidays bonus
• Minimum 25 days of holidays from day one
• Internal education programs and opportunities to grow
• A supportive, collaborative, and high-performing environment where people succeed together
• Team events, company gatherings, and on-site perks (coffee, fruit, relaxation zones)
• Family support (kindergarten subsidies, children’s events and gifts)
• Dog-friendly office and partner discounts

Salary range: €37 500 – €57 500 gross per year (depending on experience)