Posted: 23-Apr-25
Location: El Cajon, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: 125-175k/year
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Founded in 2015, AccuTune Off-Road and Ride Shocks 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 from Fox and King. 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 patent pending dual compression adjusters and aluminum design.
AccuTune Off-Road and Ride Shocks have a huge opportunity for growth with their launch of new product lines and unique positioning in the market place. In order to capitalize on that opportunity we need to grow our engineering team and that starts with an experienced leader.
A successful candidate can hit the ground running due to their experience designing suspension products and personal interest in off-roading. The candidate will be a key member of the management team, helping to steer strategic decisions including product road map, pricing, and future goals. The candidate's experience will help lead the engineering team to develop industry leading products using creative solutions. They will streamline our product development processes, freeing up more time to work on truly new ideas.
AccuTune Off-Road and Ride Shocks has a lot of growth potential and as a member of the management team this candidate has a front row seat to growing their career and seeing how the entire company operates. We strive to provide a great work environment for our employees: automatic 3% 401k contribution, 90% paid healthcare plan, 50% paid dental PPO, competitive compensation, monthly company lunches, quarterly events, and occasional off-road trips. Don’t miss this opportunity to show the industry what you can do!
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the engineering team to develop new products which meet stated price point, features, and benefits.
- Design off-road suspension parts such as shock absorbers, Upper Control Arms, Lift Springs, Link Arms, Bump Stops, 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.
- Lead design reviews.
- Manage engineering change process.
- Maintain project schedules to deliver on time and within budget.
Skills & Knowledge Required:
- At least 8 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: $125-175k/year total target compensation
Bonus: bonus structure TBD
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: 40 hours per year
Hours: 6:45am - 4:30pm (Expect ~9hrs/day of work)
Location: 9448 Bond Ave, El Cajon, Ca
Supervisor: President
Requirements:
Examples of work
Background check
Drug test
Reference check