Mechanical Design Engineer

The Company

Vance & Hines is a manufacturing and product development Company that teams up with distribution partners and OEMs to reach our riders. We leverage our experience, passion and learnings at the racetrack to deliver products that enhance the exhilaration of the riding experience. We are the most innovative and rider-focused team.

At Vance & Hines, we believe there is no greater thrill than the thrill of victory. Having the raw power to cross the finish line first. Having the pitch-perfect engine roar to turn every head within earshot your way. Having the bold contours and custom, gleaming finishes to make your ride truly yours - and stylistically in a class by itself. But no matter where you ride, what you ride or why you ride, it's always more exhilarating when we're riding with you.

The Vance & Hines brand has always been about enhancing the exhilaration of the motorcycle ride. It started over 40 years ago, when Terry Vance and Byron Hines were two young enthusiasts in the fledgling Southern California motorcycle drag race scene. Terry always wanted to go faster and Byron knew how to make that happen. In short order, their on-track success and innovation drew the attention of other racers, riders and motorcycle manufacturers, which ultimately translated to commercial demand for their products and services.

Today, the Company's mission and activity is the same; make bikes go faster on the racetrack and take those learnings to make impactful products for riders around the world. Since the Company's inception in 1979, it has run factory race programs in partnership with Suzuki, Yamaha, Ducati and Harley­ Davidson in drag racing, road racing and flat track. Vance & Hines is based in Santa Fe Springs CA and has its Racing Development Center in Brownsburg, IN.

The Culture

Defined by a creative and vibrant environment. A diverse workforce brings a broad spectrum of ideas and voices to our company that enriches every product we create.

By actively encouraging respect, trust, understanding and collaboration among our team members, we believe we can better serve our company, our customers and our communities.

ThePosition

If you're into cars, trucks, UTVs motorcycles, or anything in between, the Vance & Hines Mechanical Engineering team is the place for you. We focus on developing products that wow our customers using three essential elements: Sound. Style. Performance.

Engineers at Vance & Hines are responsible for activities across a wide range of the product life cycle. From ideation to full blown volume production. We oversee the development of prototypes built from initial renderings and concepts and using modern technology and creativity we craft these prototypes into production friendly exhaust and intake systems.

Although engineers at Vance & Hines can be found in our cubicle working away at CAD models of a new system or production drawings, it's not the only thing we do. We might be on the production floor, testing new methods or helping production run through a pre-production job. We might be testing systems in a dyno cell or on our lab equipment. We might be in the workshop fabricating a new prototype with our technicians. And, if you can't find us there, we're probably out testing our new product out on the streets or in the desert.

If working in a highly dynamic, exciting, and fast paced power sports development environment sounds like the place for you, look no further.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns product development process from ideation through volume production
• Designs, models, and tests prototypes for products
• Conducts research and creates design proposals for projects
• Creates concepts, performance, and production criteria
• Identifies and selects materials and tooling needed for production
• Produces final drawings, specifications, and instructions ·
• Coordinates with sales and marketing on initiatives for product
• Identifies appropriate production processes
• Facilitates cross functional reviews of new product
• Uses advanced techniques, theories, and processes to complete work

Position Requirements & Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• S+ years of experience in the motorcycle or automotive aftermarket industry (or relevant work with power sports and tube bending, sheet metal, weldments, assembly, testing)
• Motorcycle or power sports enthusiast
• Demonstrated capabilities in SolidWorks (Sheet metal, simulation)
• Demonstrated design capabilities
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects - Project Management
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team including in leadership roles
• Critical thinking/ Problem-solving/ Analytical thinking
• Ability to communicate in an understandable, polite and professional manner
• Beneficial to have working experience using FEA and CFD
• Understanding and working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma concepts
• Microsoft Windows/Office & Adobe In Design

Organizational Overview

Reports to: Chief Engineer

Internal Relationships:

• R&D and Engineering Staff
  • Manufacturing and Manufacturing Support Staff
    • Finance
      • Sales & Marketing
      • Supply Chain

External Relationships:

• Vendors

Physical Environment

• The performance of this position normally requires exposure to typical manufacturing areas where under certain conditions, use of personal protective equipment is required
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach and move about the facility
• Must have the ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds