R&D Workshop Lead Technician

Shimano North America Holding•Bellingham, WA

13h•$65,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

Shimano North America, Bike is seeking an R&D Workshop Lead Technician to join our team in Bellingham, Washington. This role is part of a new product development hub and involves a wide range of duties including assembly and maintenance of test bikes, managing workshop supplies and inventory, shipping and receiving, on-site event logistics, and community engagement. The ideal candidate will be an active participant in the product development process, installing, measuring, and servicing prototype components, and providing feedback from both a rider and mechanic's perspective. They should also be an active member of the local riding and mechanic community to represent the local voice in product development. The role includes hosting events, maintaining workstations, benches, suspension service station, wheel building station, shipping station, and organizing spare parts, supplies, and bikes.

Requirements

Highly experienced in technical service of modern mountain bicycles--professional level race tech experience preferred
Experience with product from all major MTB component manufacturers
Experience with EMTB (mechanical and electronic)
3+ years bicycle industry experience
Active and passionate cyclist
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Responsibilities

Procuring, assembling, maintaining, diagnosing, repairing, measuring and cleaning Shimano’s fleet of mountain bikes (analog and EMTB) to a high level of functionality
Managing workshop inventory
General workshop organization and upkeep
Reporting feedback from users, athletes, retailers, teams, OE partners and SCL experience to Shimano Product team
Hosting Shimano employees, media, retailers and OE partners for test events
Be a member of local MTB community
Responsibilities will likely expand and/or shift as the role of the Shimano Bellingham Development Hub evolves