Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has teamed up with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing to launch
Telemetry Tested: The Hexagon x Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Future Skills Challenge. The organisers say this is “an interactive quiz that fuses e-sports performance with real-world engineering instincts, being a challenge designed to highlight the high-performance mindset that fuels both elite sim racing and advanced manufacturing and puts participants through a series of rapid-fire data-driven scenarios where telemetry meets engineering and manufacturing related problem-solving. This isn’t just about setting a fast time, it is about decoding performance data and solving each challenge with smart thinking and rapid precision.”
Hexagon is using the challenge to highlight the shared skills between sim racers and next-gen manufacturing engineers, and says that in both environments success hinges on the ability to interpret vast datasets, make fast decisions under pressure, and collaborate across disciplines, whether that’s on the virtual track or in the race to bring sustainable, high-performance products to market.
Andreas Werner, Hexagon MI division’s chief technology officer, said: “Today’s engineers don’t just need technical knowledge, they need the ability to make fast, confident decisions based on data, collaborate across functions, and embrace new technologies. By partnering with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, we are tapping into a generation that already understands speed, precision, simulation and performance, and showing how those same instincts apply in the world of digital engineering and smart manufacturing.”
Time-critical challengesMr Werner said the quiz scenarios have been developed with input from MENSA, the high-IQ society known for testing problem-solving and logical reasoning skills. “Questions range from interpreting race telemetry to logic puzzles and time-critical challenges. The goal is to spotlight the evolving demands of modern engineering, where success is defined by cognitive flexibility, and the ability to understand complex systems and apply digital insight in real time.
“From Formula One to aerospace, digital twins, artificial intelligence, and simulation technologies are reshaping how products are designed, built, and optimised. Engineers today must interpret simulations, balance trade-offs, and solve design challenges in real time — all while working across disciplines and geographies.”
Renée Rädler, Hexagon’s executive vice president of global HR, concluded: “Manufacturing is transforming, and we need a new wave of talent ready to meet that challenge. It is no longer about choosing between practical skills and digital know-how, as the future belongs to those who can combine both. That is why this challenge doesn’t just test knowledge, but celebrates a mindset that is curious, agile, and comfortable with complexity.”