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We are seeking an experienced Race Engineer to connect our athletes, teams, and engineering organization, ensuring insights from the highest levels of competition directly influence the next generation of Specialized product\nWorking across Product Management, Engineering, Applied Technologies, and S-Racing, the Race Engineer will translate athlete feedback, race observations, Retül data, aerodynamic measurements, and performance analysis into actionable insights and engineering requirements and solutions that directly shape future Specialized products.\nThis role sits at the intersection of engineering, performance, and racing. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working with elite athletes, world-class engineers, product teams, media, and industry partners. They are technically credible, highly connected, hands-on, and driven to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of performance gains.\nKey Responsibilities\nServe as the primary engineering liaison between Specialized product teams, professional athletes, and race programs.\nBuild trusted relationships with athletes, coaches, mechanics, performance staff, engineers, suppliers, and external technical partners to support athletes and teams with testing, validation, and performance-focused engineering solutions.\nTranslate rider feedback, race scenarios, and performance data from testing and training environments into structured product requirements and measurable engineering targets, collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence future commercial product development.\nDefine and execute validation programs, testing protocols, performance metrics, and prototype feedback loops to support the development and implementation of new products into top level racing.\nDesign, prototype, and implement solutions using CAD, rapid prototyping, and hands-on problem-solving skills to move quickly in demanding race and testing environments.\nCommunicate technical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences acting as a technical ambassador for Specialized innovation with athletes, media, and external partners.\nLead Specialized engineering support at team and athlete races, training camps, testing sessions, product development activities, and supplier visits.\nQualifications & Experience\nEngineering degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering, Sports Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomechanics, Applied Physics, or a related field.\n5+ years of experience in engineering, product development, performance analysis, race engineering, or a related discipline.\nDeep knowledge of competitive cycling, rider performance, aerodynamics, biomechanics, bike fit, and product validation.\nProven ability to translate athlete feedback and performance data into actionable engineering requirements and product innovations.\nStrong analytical, CAD, prototyping, testing, and problem-solving skills.\nExperience with wind tunnel, velodrome, laboratory, and field-testing methodologies.\nFamiliarity with simulation, performance modeling, data analysis, and engineering-development processes.\nExperience working with elite athletes, race teams, and multidisciplinary product-development organizations.\nStrong road cycling expertise required; mountain bike experience a plus.\nWell-connected within cycling, engineering, and supplier communities.\nExceptional communication skills and the ability to build trust across athletes, race teams, and engineering organizations.\nComfortable working across European and North American cultures and traveling extensively in support of racing and product development.\nPersonal Attributes\nObsessed with innovation and rider performance.\nPersonable, credible, and an exceptional communicator.\nCurious, collaborative, humble, and comfortable challenging conventional thinking.\nAble to combine technical rigor with practical decision-making.\nA hands-on, resourceful problem-solver who acts quickly and gets things done.\nComfortable engaging confidently with leading engineers, athletes, and performance experts.\nThe successful candidate will become a trusted partner to Specialized athletes and engineers, accelerate the flow of race-proven insights into product development, and help create measurable competitive advantages for riders.\nIf you're an engineer, innovator, and problem-solver who thrives in elite racing environments and believes the best products are born from competition, we'd love to hear from you.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4558,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commerce"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-08T01:10:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":43,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.787,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":59,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/specialized-com-race-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/specialized-com-race-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T22:58:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":34994,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":39707},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=39707"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fspecialized-com-race-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fspecialized-com-race-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fspecialized-com-race-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/specialized-com-race-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fspecialized-com-race-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":520960}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"specialized.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":520960},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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