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Cylinder Head Technician I

Roush Industries
Livonia, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 12/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/11/2026

We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn’t believe. At Roush, you’re part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Roush is seeking a skilled Cylinder Head Technician to support day-to-day sub-assembly tasks for engine component assembly and inspection. This position will involve quality checking, testing, and provide high tolerance, high quality parts in a demanding environment.

As a Cylinder Head Technician, you will be responsible for:

  • Completing valve work and blend
  • Disassembly, cleaning, quality checking, crack testing using nondestructive
    methods
  • Making quality decisions based on known life/usage and condition of the parts
  • Measurement, preparation, re-assembly and test of various components to a
    defined standard and specification
  • Engine and component recordkeeping through appropriate documentation
  • Inspection of cylinder heads and components, and verification they are compliant with project requirements
  • Machining of components and assembly to project specifications
  • Use measuring equipment to verify parts are within specifications

To be considered as a Cylinder Head Technician, you will need:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 1 year of cylinder head or automotive machine shop experience
  • Excellent shop math skills
  • Must have own basic hand tools
  • Able to complete all assigned tasks
  • Ability to use and read micrometers and indicators

A successful candidate will also have:

  • Experience with honing, boring, and decking engine blocks
  • Ability to port and blend cylinder heads
  • Ability to hone, bore and deck engine blocks
  • Proven ability to operate Serdi, Newen or Rottler valve seat cutting machines
  • Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends

If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team. Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://roush.applytojob.com

Visit our website: www.roush.com

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RoushCareers

Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at 734-779-7087.

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