Senior Prototype Engineering Technician

Fox Factory; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with employer matching

Employee discounts

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

FOX Factory is seeking a hands-on prototype engineer to generate industry-leading products for automotive and vehicle applications. You will build, test, and refine shock absorber prototypes in a fast-paced lab environment, coordinating with engineering and manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in prototyping with metalworking skills, data analysis ability, and readiness to travel for field testing.

Qualifications

• HS graduate or equivalent.
• AA degree or technical experience equivalent.
• 3+ years prototyping automotive shock absorbers or similar.

Responsibilities

• Perform builds, teardowns and provides written reports to support R&D testing efforts under direction of engineering staff.
• Collects, records, summarizes and maintains data on all work and effectively communicates information to engineering.
• Maintain shop organization and cleanliness.
• Lead laboratory testing as assigned.
• Organize and support offsite field testing with engineering team.
• Follow current process as well as drive changes to increase efficiency.
• Key contributor in the R&D process through builds and tuning efforts.
• Works in a safe manner in accordance with Fox policies.

Skills

Lathe, milling, saws operation

Data acquisition & analysis

Engineering drawings interpretation

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience

Job description

FOX Factory is seeking a hands-on prototype engineer to generate industry-leading products for automotive and vehicle applications. You will build, test, and refine shock absorber prototypes in a fast-paced lab environment, coordinating with engineering and manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in prototyping with metalworking skills, data analysis ability, and readiness to travel for field testing.