Posted: 30-Sep-24
Location: El Cajon, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: 125-150k/year
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Founded in 2015, AccuTune Off-Road specializes in making Jeeps, Trucks, and off-road Buggies ride more comfortably and perform better on road and off-road by selling premium suspension products paired with custom tuned shocks. Our founder has been in the Automotive suspension industry since 2001 and started AccuTune Off-Road to provide a better experience for customers and employees. AccuTune Off-Road just launched their new product line: Ride Shocks. Ride Shocks is a line of premium 2.5 shock absorbers with dual compression adjusters and aluminum design.
AccuTune Off-Road and Ride Shocks is looking for an experienced Chief Engineer to lead our engineering team. The perfect candidate has experience designing and building off-road suspension systems using engineering calculations and 3D CAD software. Experience with shock absorber design and a passion for off-road is required. Management experience is not required however project management and high level engineering experience is.
If you are looking for a job where you can showcase your skills, chase your engineering theories, and have a large influence on the direction of the company this role is for you! The right candidate will thrive in a high energy, fast paced environment with high attention to quality.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the engineering team to develop new products.
- Design off-road suspension parts such as shock absorbers, Upper Control Arms, Lift Springs, etc.
- Design production tooling to make new products and improve production of existing products.
- Evaluate designs using engineering principles, hand calculations, and computer simulations.
- Create 3D models and drawings in Solidworks using best practices & GD&T.
- Create testing requirements and design test equipment.
- Conduct fitment, performance & durability tests.
- Work with suppliers to source new products & improve existing products.
- Participate in design reviews.
- Manage engineering change process.
- Maintain project schedules.
Skills & Knowledge Required:
- At least 5 years of engineering experience, and at least 2 years designing off-road suspension.
- Experience with the off-road industry & popular platforms for universal fit (Ultra 4, Jeeps, rockcrawlers, prerunners, VW, sand rail, buggies, common racing classes, etc.) and OEM fit (Toyota, Jeep, Chevy, Ford, Dodge).
- Active off-road enthusiast with hands on suspension experience (eg, fabrication and installation of suspension parts).
- Experience with common software (Solidworks, Microsoft Office, Google Suite)
- Excellent written, verbal, intrapersonal communication skills; ability to call, connect and interact with customers and coworkers.
- Excellent time management skills. Ability to set and maintain project schedules.
- Ability to multi-task and stay organized while handling multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced environment.
What AccuTune Offers:
Salary: $125-150k/year total target compensation
Bonus: Depends on Performance
Health Care: Kaiser Bronze 60 HMO 6300/75 – 100% paid by AccuTune
Higher plans available at marginal employee expense
Dental: AccuTune pays 50% of monthly fee, Delta Dental PPO Advantage 400
401K: 3% Company 401k Contribution (100% vested, no employee contribution required). Traditional & Roth plans available for personal contribution.
Holidays: 7 days per year
Vacation: 13 days, growing at 1 day per year up to 23 days
Sick: 2 days per year
Hours: 6:45am - 4:30pm (Expect ~9hrs/day of work)
Location: 9448 Bond Ave, El Cajon, Ca
Supervisor: President