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Normally, at this level , jobs find you .
Good engine builders are great to watch, the guys that built the Honda Indy V8 i worked on, were meticulous build sheet followers, which is what you need, a few guys came and tried the ' i like to do this' method, but unless you beat that out of them, they didnt last long.
Its certainly a job where you have no place to hide.
The Shop
I wouldn’t exactly say airplane mech level stress after a plane crashes, but certainly job security level stress.
In theory sounds like a fun job and easy to find someone, but reality it’s not.
There’s a reason so many of Honda’s race team members over the years have commuted to Torrance from as far away as the high desert. They can’t afford to live within an hour of Torrance. If you want a good chuckle, hop on Zillow and see what $500k will buy you in Compton these days.
Honestly, if someone wants their shot in the industry and has the mechanical skills to meet the needs, go for it. They're a great group to work with and they'll learn a ton being around guys like Ryan Cox, Lars Lindstrom, Shane Drew, Robert Reichmann, Grant Hutcheson, etc etc etc...
I understand that they have to advertise the opening so as to avoid any possible legal troubles ( many companies already have their candidates in mind, but post a job opening anyhow for this reason ), but this pay in that area sounds suitable to someone living with their parents, or in a tent near their workplace.
I’m sure whoever gets the position will likely benefit more in the long term than in the short term with it, though.
Pit Row
Hmmmm...$1,538.56 per week...$6,667.00 per month...?
In the real world, that's a decent job for starters and offers plenty of opportunity from what we've seen come out Bldg 500 at AHMC. Anyone noticed the vertical progression among the crew at Team Honda?
Example: a personal friend that was The Parts Guru on that team...went on to be a prototype machinist/machine operator at a biz that rapid proto's in the automotive sector & he's doing pretty damn good, too. So, there's always that.
There are Motorsports jobs here in the UK that crop up at this time of year, i get calls pretty much most weeks November /December , offering a 'great opportunity', which turns out to be a 3 month contract working 4 nights a week, over the weekend, during F1 car build season.. There are guys that will do it , and take other contracts in different industries the rest of the time.
And then they want long hours out of you 'cos racing', and pretty much sums it up ... meanwhile the general skills shortage means regular jobs pay almost as much , for 37 hours a week, and more holidays, so they cant pull people in.
Red Bull will be starting up their own engine program shortly, but it isnt worth £15k a year to me to work 10 hours a week longer, and travel 2 hours a day . instead of the 9 minute drive i currently have.
We know it's 80?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the job is easy. But it's also not rocket science. For someone with a good mechanical understanding, attention to detail and is willing to ask questions...plus a passion for moto...it'll be a badass job.
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