Bicycle Frame Builder

Status: Collecting Resumes and Cover Letters for future position

Location: Austin, TX

Reports to: Production Manager

Job Description

Chumba USA is seeking an experienced frame builder to join our close-knit and detail-oriented team to make awesome bikes.  The Bicycle Frame Builder will be responsible for welding our in-house steel frames (and/or Ti if that is your speciality).  This position will primarily focus on welding, but will also perform duties as needed such as mitering and brazing. 

About Us

Chumba is a family-owned business. We create bicycles using the highest quality materials, mitered with precision and welded with intention. We believe in building beautiful, functional handmade bikes for all riders. Our priority is making bikes that offer incredible compatibility, performance and fun for years to come. Chumba USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We run a tidy, process-driven shop. We take pride in our work and strive to make a better bead every single day. Our team dynamic allows for free access to management and the ability to affect change in a positive work environment.

Chumba steel and titanium bikes are designed for mountain biking, gravel grinding, bikepacking, cyclocross, touring & all road riding.

Required Experience

  • 3 years TIG bicycle frame welding experience

  • 3 years bicycle frame mitering experience

Required Soft Skills

  • Highly detailed

  • Drive for quality

  • Ability to identify and suggest process improvements

  • Team player and self-starter

  • Comfortable in a relaxed, yet high-producing shop

Preferred Skills

  • Bike-CAD

  • Metallurgy

  • Titanium bicycle welding

  • Titanium Finishing

Benefits Offered

  • Competitive salary

  • Health insurance

  • Life insurance

  • 2 weeks paid vacation + holiday pay

  • 1 week sick pay

  • Paid time off to vote / vaccinate / volunteer

  • Maternity / Paternity leave

  • 1st anniversary bicycle frame

How to Apply:

Please send your current resume along with a CV letter of why you are interested in this position to support@chumbausa.com with subject line: “Job Title_First_Last name”

We’d love to know more about why you are passionate about bikes, why you want to work with Chumba and what you are hoping to gain in experience working with us.

Email examples of your work in steel or titanium. 

We will not consider thick gauge fabrication welding or aluminum bike welding as suitable examples. (though that is very cool too) What we want to see is examples of welds that look like this: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWMVNSeFGQr/ If selected for a second interview you will be asked to come and work with us to create some sample welds. If remote we may request you mail us examples of your work before we move fwd. At this stage in the process we could provide a tighter pay range window based on your experience.

Chumba USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.