Senior Mechanic - Motorsport

Motorsport Network, LLC; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

STARD in Austria near Vienna seeks a Senior Mechanic Motorsport to join a high-performance team supporting prototype builds and on-site race event preparation. You will work under the Car Chief, coordinating parts, performing setups and ensuring safe, optimized race vehicles while maintaining detailed documentation.

Ideal candidates have multi-year motorsport experience across rally, touring cars, GT and off-road projects, strong system knowledge, welding skills, and a flexible schedule typical

Qualifikationen

• Master workman certification or equivalent education/experience, Level 1,2,3 HV training beneficial.
• Extensive relevant multi-year Mechanic experience in Motorsport (Rally, Touring Car, Rallycross, GT, Cross Country).
• High level of knowledge across vehicle systems (electrics, engines, drivetrain, suspension).
• Welding skills (TIG, MIG) beneficial.
• Precise, responsible and organized with strong communication and teamwork.
• Basic MS Office skills (Word, Excel).
• Flexibility for weekends, holidays and late hours common in motorsport.
• Ability to work under pressure and make critical decisions during racing.

Aufgaben

• Lead initial builds of newly developed motorsport prototype cars.
• Receive instructions from Car Chief and Workshop Management.
• Carry out small series production car builds (customer motorsport).
• On-site race event vehicle preparation, service and post-process responsibility.
• Support Car Chief in coordinating spare parts, equipment and tools with logistics & purchasing.
• Process car setup according to setup sheets.
• Ensure safe operation and optimized performance of race vehicles.
• Generate, maintain and apply work process documentation.

Kenntnisse

Master workman

HV training

Motorsport experience

Rally experience

Rallycross experience

GT experience

Cross country experience

Vehicle systems knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Welding skills

MS Office

Teamwork

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Master workman certification or equivalent education/experience

Tools

TIG welding

MIG welding

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Mechanic Motorsport

STARD is an internationally recognized Austrian R&D specialist business unit of family-owned Stohl Group GmbH, with a focus on motorsport and high performance automotive vehicles, in-house test-track and 24 years of successful operation. We cover the whole process chain for entire vehicle development, assembly, testing, vehicle operation and racing completely in-house.

Our recently acquired very own proving ground and test track, which also includes an off-road area, is part of our new very well equipped company headquarter located right outside of Vienna, accessible with public transportation and just 15 driving minutes from the Vienna International Airport.

In addition to ICE and EV entire vehicle development, STARD´s focus also lies on following key areas:

• High performance FIA certified HV battery systems
• High performance Electric Drive Units (integrated and individual E-Motor, Inverter and transmission systems)
• Complete E/E systems for ground, aerial, and marine vehicles
• ICE-ECU and E-VCU software development and calibration
• Advanced Powertrain control strategies including 4WD torque vectoring systems
• Chassis and suspension systems
• Worldwide Racing activity (in very close collaboration with sister business unit “Stohl Racing”) including:Rally, Rallycross, Circuit Racing, Offroad, Special programmes (e.g. Pikes Peak, Nürburgring Laprecords,…)

The supplied industries include motorsport, automotive, powersports, marine and aerospace which results in a very diverse scope of challenging and exciting projects.

In addition to the fundamental goal of always aiming towards achieving the best possible results and performance, following attributes are applying to STARD´s operation and demands:

• Compact, dynamic and powerful multi-national team of highly skilled and motivated staff with strong and efficient teamwork
• Result oriented, slim and functional processes with minimized bureaucracy
• Vast and comprehensive entire vehicle development, production and racing knowledge
• Seeking challenging technical tasks in a diverse variety of applications
• Creative and innovative performance-oriented approaches and solutions
• Powerful network in motorsports and automotive industry based on 24 years of successful company operation and 40+ years of group owner´s motorsport activity
• High-end international customers in Asia, Europe and USA, ranging from disruptive start-ups to world top 5 OEMs
• Extensive applied research activity (often in close collaboration with universities/research institutes)

Are you looking to become part of a creative, target oriented and motivated international team, focused on inventing new, and optimizing highest performance components, technologies, systems and entire vehicles with all forms of propulsion technologies in a demanding environment with challenging projects?

Then don´t miss this opportunity to join STARD and help us to sustainably influence and shape the future of high performance mobility and motorsport together at a world-class facility near Vienna.

Checkout some of our non-confidential activities here:

Facebook page: @stard.austria

Instagram: stard.austria

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCDH8xGSNVFuIbfeXY2bKag

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stard-austria

Job Description

Senior Mechanic Motorsport

Selection of associated activities include:

- 2 Roles possible: can include travel to events OR workshop based only

- Senior Mechanic in a team of up to 4 mechanics per car + Car Chief

- Initial builds of newly developed motorsport prototype cars

- Receive instructions from and report to Car Chief and Workshop Management

- Carry out small series production car builds (e.g. customer motorsport)

- On site race event vehicle preparation, service and post process responsibility

- Support Car Chief in coordination of spare parts, equipment and tools with logistics & purchase departments

- Processing car setup according to setup sheets

- Support Car Chief to ensure safe operation and optimized performance of race vehicles

- Support Car Chief in processing final pre-event and pre-delivery checks

- Generate, maintain, and apply work process documentation

Profile

- Master workman certification or equivalent education/experience, Level 1,2,3 HV training beneficial

- Extensive relevant multi-year Mechanic experience e.g.: Rally, Touring Car, Rallycross, GT, Cross Country

- Preferably high level of all vehicle systems knowledge and servicing skills (electrics, engines, drivetrain, suspension,…)

- Welding skills (TIG, MIG,…) beneficial

- Precise, responsible and organised working approach with excellent communication and teamwork skills

- Basic MS Office knowledge (especially: word, excel)

- High flexibility in working hours if required (weekends, holidays, late hours), as typical in motorsport

- Able to work and to take critical decisions also under pressure (racing activity)

- Above average commitment and teamwork skills, as typical in motorsport

- Readiness to work also in rough environment (e.g. rally, rallycross, offroad-racing projects)

- Willingness to travel worldwide

- Trailer, truck, truck + trailer driving licenses beneficial (B-E, C, C-E)

- Good English skills (verbal & read/write) required

Terms of Employment

- Long-term full time permanent employment based in Austria, Vienna

- Initial temporary “Fly-in” option (Company owned modern Apartments available ) possible

- Role and business appropriate competitive salary

The typical application process consists of 3 main phases:

1. Review of complete application documents
2. Online meeting
3. Face to Face job interview with optional short trial period

(We are happy to cover potential travel cost for a personal job interview if applicable)