Technical Director

Officine Motobici is an Italian motorsport manufacturer developing a purpose-built single‑cylinder competition motorcycle for world championship motocross. Incorporated in Emilia‑Romagna and operating from the heart of Motor Valley, the company is funded, has an established engineering supply chain, and is executing a confirmed development programme with specialist partners across powertrain simulation, combustion CFD, prototype manufacture, and dynamometer testing.

The Technical Director is being recruited at the programme's most critical juncture — Phase 1 design and competitive analysis. This is a founding leadership role. The TD shapes the engineering culture, technical architecture, and competitive DNA of a motorcycle being built from first principles in the world's most storied motorsport engineering corridor.

Responsibilities

• Design authority across engine, chassis, and control systems R&D programmes
• Central coordination of the engine design programme, managing multiple external specialist partners while maintaining 100% IP ownership at Officine Motobici
• Technical specification derivation from competitor analysis programme: teardown, 3D scanning, suspension dynamometry, and on‑track data acquisition
• Factory and customer motorcycle design direction — ensuring identical factory‑specification hardware across the OM Reparto Corse factory team and all customer programmes
• Leadership and mentoring of the in‑house design team, recruited from the MUNER/ISSAM and UniMoRe DIEF academic network
• Total project management: milestone delivery, supplier selection, budget oversight, and programme risk management across all engineering workstreams

Required Experience

• Championship‑level motorsport powertrain or chassis development experience — MXGP, MotoGP, WorldSBK, WRC, WEC, F1, or national championship backgrounds all considered
• Minimum 10 years in senior technical, race engineering, or programme engineering roles
• Demonstrated experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering teams and coordinating external specialist partners simultaneously
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or equivalent parametric CAD platform; FEA simulation experience (SIMULIA, Ansys, or equivalent)
• Experience with ECU calibration, engine management systems, data acquisition platforms, and dynamometer testing programmes
• Strong project management discipline: milestone planning, risk registers, budget tracking, and supplier negotiation

Note on Discipline Transfer

• Candidates from road racing, rally, endurance, or single‑seater backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply.
• Discipline‑specific motocross experience is not a prerequisite.
• Engineering excellence and championship‑level programme management discipline are the primary qualifications.

What We Offer

• A founding technical leadership role at an Italian motorsport OEM, building from a clean sheet
• Competitive compensation commensurate with championship‑level experience
• Equity participation available for the right candidate
• Location in Modena, at the centre of Motor Valley — relocation support provided
• Direct access to the MUNER university network, the Italian motorsport supply chain, and specialist engineering partners