About Trip Machine
Trip Machine is a fast-growing motorcycle lifestyle brand from India, designing premium motorcycle gear, leather luggage, boots, bags, and accessories for riders across India and international markets.
We are now building a new division focused on motorcycle hard parts and metal accessories. We have already started this journey with our Cafe Twin collection and now want to develop a wider range of well-designed, functional, and beautifully made parts for classic motorcycles.
We are looking for a designer/engineer who can help us build this category from the ground up.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Design Engineer – Motorcycle Hard Parts & Accessories to design and develop metal motorcycle accessories and parts.
This role will involve working on products such as brackets, guards, mounts, stays, racks, plates, protection parts, luggage support systems, and other functional motorcycle accessories.
The right person should be able to take a product from idea to prototype to production, while keeping design, fitment, strength, manufacturability, cost, and aesthetics in mind.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop motorcycle hard parts, metal accessories, mounts, brackets, stays, racks, guards, and related products.
Study motorcycles, customer needs, fitment requirements, existing parts, and category opportunities.
Create product concepts, sketches, CAD models, technical drawings, and manufacturing-ready files.
Work on material selection, thickness, strength, finish, hardware, mounting points, tolerances, and production feasibility.
Develop prototypes and coordinate with fabricators, machinists, CNC vendors, laser-cutting vendors, bending units, welders, powder-coating vendors, and production teams.
Test products for fitment, strength, usability, durability, safety, and ease of installation.
Improve existing products based on customer feedback, production issues, installation challenges, and field usage.
Prepare technical drawings, BOMs, installation notes, fitment details, and product documentation.
Work closely with product, manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, and sales teams to bring new products to market.
Ensure all products match the Trip Machine design language: functional, classic, clean, durable, and thoughtfully made.
Experience & Skills
3–7 years of experience in industrial design, mechanical design, automotive accessory design, motorcycle parts design, metal product design, or product development.
Strong understanding of CAD, technical drawings, prototyping, and production documentation.
Experience with tools such as SolidWorks, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, Rhino, CATIA, Creo, or similar.
Good understanding of metal fabrication processes such as laser cutting, bending, welding, CNC machining, sheet metal work, powder coating, plating, and finishing.
Understanding of materials such as mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, fasteners, bushes, spacers, brackets, and mounting hardware.
Ability to think through fitment, strength, tolerances, vibration, usability, installation, and manufacturability.
Experience working with vendors, workshops, fabricators, sample makers, or production teams.
Motorcycle knowledge or experience with automotive/motorcycle accessories will be a strong advantage.
A portfolio showing CAD work, prototypes, manufactured products, mechanical parts, or metal product development is required.
Who This Role Is For
Someone who enjoys motorcycles, machines, materials, and functional design.
Someone who can design products that look good, fit well, and actually work.
Someone who understands both aesthetics and engineering.
Someone who is comfortable working with vendors, workshops, prototypes, failures, revisions, and real-world testing.
Someone who can help Trip Machine build a serious hard-parts category.
Who This Role Is Not For
This role is not for a graphic designer or visual designer.
This role is not for someone who only makes concepts but cannot take them to production.
This role is not for someone who does not understand CAD, technical drawings, materials, or manufacturing.
This role is not for someone who designs only for looks without thinking about strength, fitment, installation, and durability.
Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
