Career Opportunities

  • Join the JBA Speed Shop Team Join the JBA Speed Shop Team

    For 35 years, JBA Speed Shop in San Diego has been the go-to haven for thousands of SoCal car guys and gals who believe in the power and dominance of American classic, muscle and late model super cars. Join the JBA Speed Shop Team in San Diego California. With year round great weather, Beautiful beaches, and one of the most active car cultures, San Diego presents more opportunity for growth in the automotive aftermarket than any other city in the United States. JBA Speed Shop is a world-class campus employing ASE Certified Master Mechanics, State of the art 5 STAR Performance Tire Center, Chassis & Engine Dyno Tuning, Digital Alignment Center, fully inventoried Performance Parts Store and Full service Machine Shop building engines from Mild to Wild! Bring your talents to JBA Speed Shop San Diego.

Excellent pay and benefits include:

  • Compensation based on history and experience
  • Company contributes towards group health care plan
  • Vacation accrual after successful probationary period
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Submit the application with your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.


  • Automotive Service Writer Professional Automotive Service Writer Professional

    Full Time Positions IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA.

    Automotive Service Writer Professional wanted, this is a unique and rare career opportunity to join Southern California’s best Performance shop. Excellence at estimating, job planning all while meeting BAR best practices are a center piece for JBA a domestic high-performance parts and service operation where approximately dozens of cars are underway weekly. Strong product knowledge on classic cars like Mustangs, '60's Muscle Cars, hot rods from all eras, late-models 80’s -‘00’s up to late model Hellcats - Shelby Mustangs are required.

    Applicants must have a minimum of 5-years of experience within the automotive service industry (specifically domestic brands). The applicant must have knowledge of engines (full service in-house machine shop and dyno) as well as an understanding of parts sourcing. Being comfortable multi-taking in a busy fast-pace business environment where teamwork matters, is key. The position is both customer facing and requires daily interaction with our team of professional technicians.

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.


  • JBA Speed Shop is seeking a Warehouse General Services full-time position JBA Speed Shop is seeking a Warehouse General Services full-time position

    Help us build and maintain our client's dream cars!.

    Warehouse General Services, a key entry position at San Diego's largest domestic automotive after-market parts and service operation is available. Personal automotive enthusiasm or a background or perhaps past experience in the automotive field is helpful and preferred. This is an entry level position with a 90-120 day performance review offer, as well. A full time entry level job opportunity! This entry level position for General Services includes training to develop competence in warehousing, shipping and receiving. Participating in valet work of classic cars is included along with facility maintenance including daily custodial work as well. The store hours are daily 8 - 5 so plan a full work week always, depending on your commute and an overtime opportunity for the department is offered including weekends (partial Saturdays) on a schedule as well. This position requires a good driver’s license. Must be able to operate a stick shift car. Inventory loading, count skills and computer skills are also required. Experience and enthusiasm for American V8 muscle car power helps too!

    Please submit your resume or email a general job application form or visit for a tour of our Kearny Mesa facility. Interviews will begin end of this week 1/25/24. Start date for this position is January 29, 2024.

    JBA Speed Shop 5675 Kearny Villa Rd. San Diego, CA 92123

    SEE OUR WORK ON OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND INSTAGRAM!


  • Automotive Parts Store Manager Automotive Parts Store Manager

    Full Time Positions IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA. Compensation Based on Skills & Experience.

    JBA Speed Shop is a family owned/operated small business since 1985. A reputable and well established domestic high performance full automotive service center. JBA is seeking an Automotive Parts Store Manager. JBA specializes in street high performance muscle cars, and late model performance cars, resto-rods, and custom engines including GM, Ford, Dodge Mopar cars from 1960-present. Join our team as pour Parts and Technical Sales Manager as we build this key department. Applicant must have strong domestic car technical sales and parts sourcing background including hard parts, and vendor knowledge for products required and inventoried for late model and vintage vehicles. Extensive store/warehouse inventory control system manages inventory for both wholesale accounts and regional retail walk in demand.

     

    Excellent pay and benefits include:

    • Compensation based on skills and experience
    • Partial contribution toward available company group health care
    • Vacation accrual
     

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.


  • Automotive Parts - Technical Sales Professional Automotive Parts - Technical Sales Professional Automotive Parts - Technical Sales Professional, a unique and rare career opportunity. Serving San Diego since 1985, JBA Speed Shop is a center piece for domestic high-performance parts and services. Please submit your resume with a cover letter outlining your high-performance background, so we may then contact you to complete an in-person job application, following which we may arrange for an appointment and interview.

    Please submit your resume to info@jbaracing.com with a cover letter outlining your high-performance background, so we may then contact you to complete an in-person job application, following which we may arrange for a tour and interview.

    Applicants must have a minimum of 5-years of experience within the automotive parts industry (specifically domestic brands). The applicant must have knowledge of engines, (an understanding of hard parts) sourcing parts, as well as the auto service industry. Being comfortable multi-taking in a busy fast-pace business environment where teamwork matters, is key. The position is both customer facing and requires interaction with our team of professional technicians. Strong product knowledge on classic cars like Mustangs, '60's Muscle Cars, hot rods from the 20-50's, late-models 80’s -‘00’s up to Hellcats - 2021 Shelby Mustangs is key.

    JBA is now spread over a 25K sq. ft. as our campus recently expanded with a new plumbing department and our Meltdown tire center. Please submit your resume to us and be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa facility to complete an application that includes employment history and personal business references. An interview will be arranged including a tour of the JBA facility after application submission occurs at 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123.

    www.Jbaspeedshop.com or like us at JBA speed Shop on FaceBook and YouTube

  • Technician Automotive High-Performance Technician Automotive High-Performance

    Full Time Positions IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA. Compensation Based on Skills & Experience.

    JBA Speed Shop is a family owned/operated small business since 1985. A reputable and well established domestic high performance full automotive service center. JBA is seeking multiple Team Members for full-time tech positions. JBA specializes in street high performance muscle cars, and late model performance cars, resto-rods, and custom engines including GM, Ford, Dodge Mopar cars engines from 1960-present. A qualified person (5 years minimum experience) will work for top pay, multiple bays/lifts to install complete engine and driveline services on performance cars.

    Strength a plus in:

    • Engine / Line / R&R Driveline
    • Chassis / Suspension / R&R?
    • Engine / tuning / Drivability
    • Diagnostics, Problem Solving
    • Electronics / Powertrain / EFI Upgrades
    • Machining
    • Factory OEM training
    • ASE Certificates optional but preferred?
    • Multiple automotive skills
    • Racing or race crew experience a plus
    • Specialist background in specific vehicles is preferred, including restoration experience on classic muscle cars (particularly Mustang) or late model cars
    • Tools required
     

    Excellent pay and benefits include:

    • Compensation based on history and experience
    • Flat-rate plus bonus incentives
    • Partial contribution toward available company group health care
    • Vacation accrual after successful probationary period
     

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.


  • Alignment Specialist - Automotive Technician Professional Alignment Specialist - Automotive Technician Professional

    Full Time Position IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA. Compensation Based on Skills & Experience.

    JBA Speed Shop is seeking a motivated professional with interest and experience in alignment and underbody craftsmanship. Experience with both all-wheel drive and rear wheel drive performance cars a plus. Race car chassis set ups and scaling for autocross and road racing is normally popular and pays well. Light truck setups and having a background in lowered, modified McPherson strut and SLA conversions for performance coil-over suspensions and stock car chassis work is required. JBA specializes in modified suspensions on domestic high-performance muscle cars, late model performance cars, resto-rods, and custom Cobras and Corvettes from the hot rod era - present.

    Strength a plus in:

    • Wheel Alignment Machine - Hunter Laser Experience
    • Suspension Installation
    • Factory OEM training a plus
    • Multiple automotive skills and tools required
    • ASE Certifications in Alignment and Suspension optional but preferred
    • Minimum of 5+ years of experience in automotive repair
    • Racing or race crew experience a plus
     

    Excellent pay and benefits include:

    • Compensation based on skills and experience
    • Hourly-rate plus bonus incentives
    • Partial contribution toward available company group health care
    • Vacation accrual
     

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to jbittle@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com, our Instagram and FB page for more info.


  • JBA is seeking multiple Team Members for full-time positions

    Help us build and maintain our client's dream cars!.

    JBA Speed Shop is a family owned/operated small business since 1985. Our reputable and well established domestic high performance full automotive service center is expanding again. JBA specializes in street high performance custom engines including GM, Ford, Mopar engines from 1960s-present. Join the JBA Team, a unique and rare career opportunity for highly qualified candidates to be a vital part of Southern California’s best Performance shop. Excellence at estimating, job planning all while meeting BAR best practices are a center piece for JBA domestic high-performance parts and service operations where approximately dozens of cars are underway weekly. Come join us in car guy and technician heaven, we offer a professional top-notch work environment in our 25,000sq ft, San Diego based campus featuring 16 lifts, numerous bays and state of the art Dyno equipment.

    The JBA Race Teams are active year round from car shows, to drag racing, auto cross, ½ mile top speed shoot-outs, Circle Track to Vintage racing events locally and throughout the Southwest Region of the country, come join us with your specialty built race car or your daily driver muscle car.

    A good-fit candidate will be PROFESSIONAL, RELIABLE, DETAIL-ORIENTED, SOLID WORK ETHIC, and EXPERIENCED with high-end performance vehicles and classic cars. This is a full-time employment opportunity, and you MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE!!! San Diego is a beautiful coastal metropolis, with yearlong 75 degree mean temperature with LOTS of outdoor activities! SD is one of the West Coast’s most attractive and sought after destinations, an ultra fun, laid back community revolving around beach life, fine dining, emerging arts and culture. Downtown San Diego is one of the most up and coming dynamic metropolitan cities in the country. Nowhere matches Downtown San Diego’s renaissance, or rebirth. Whether Its the world class weather (it’s sunny and 75 degrees most of the time), the subtle charm of the city center, or the tranquility of the sunsets on one of the most amazing natural harbors in the world there is no better place to earn a living.

    SEE OUR WORK ON OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND INSTAGRAM!


  • Machinist – Cylinder Head Specialist Machinist – Cylinder Head Specialist

    Full Time Position IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA. Compensation Based on Skills & Experience.

    JBA Speed Shop’s full service machine shop has built and serviced thousands of high performance street and racing engines since 1985. A long time reputable and well established domestic high performance full automotive service center in southern California. JBA is seeking a skilled automotive machinist professional. JBA specializes in domestic high-performance muscle cars, late model performance cars, resto-rods, and custom engines including GM, Ford, Dodge Mopar from 1960s era -present.

    Strength a plus in:

    • Solid understanding of basic and advanced automotive machining principles
    • Previous automotive high performance machine shop experience with OHV, SOHC, DOHC, internal combustion engines
    • Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Automotive Machinist
    • Skilled at manual machine tools including mill, lathes, surface grinders, rod shop, hone, boring bar, headshop etc.
    • Ability to analyze and comprehend balancing, blueprinting, custom machining, and assembly
    • Proficient inspecting, measuring, reading, and understanding critical engine dynamic specifications
    • Racing or race crew background
     

    Excellent pay and benefits include:

    • Compensation based on history and experience
    • Company contributes towards group health care plan
    • Vacation accrual after successful probationary period
     

    If you’re looking to use your machining skills to complement our existing team, and working with vintage engines as well as new technology power plants intrigues you then the JBA Machine Shop is the place for you.

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.


  • Tire and Wheel Center Technician Tire and Wheel Center Technician Compensation: Based on experience
    Employment Type: Full Time

    Career opportunity for an expert tire and wheel Technician with hands-on experience within our state-of-the art facility.
    Install and service all types of standard and performance street tires, drag radials, slicks, road race
    tires and high-performance tire brands and sell, install custom wheels with maximum fitment.
    Required skills include:
    • high performance tire training on Hunter changing equipment and products
    • high speed competition tire use experience
    • racing chassis background.

    Opportunity for advancement!

    JBA is now spread over a 25K sq. ft. as our campus recently expanded with a new plumbing department and our Meltdown tire center. Please submit your resume to us and be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa facility to complete an application that includes employment history and personal business references. An interview will be arranged including a tour of the JBA facility after application submission occurs at 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123.

    www.Jbaspeedshop.com or like us at JBA speed Shop on FaceBook and uTube.

    Please, no recruiters or phone calls.
    Please submit resume, references, and cover letter to: info@jbaracing.com

  • Senior Technician Professional High-Performance Automotive Senior Technician Professional High-Performance Automotive

    Full Time Position IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA. Compensation Based on Skills & Experience.

    Senior Automotive Technician Professional wanted, come join us in car guy and technician heaven, in our 25,000sq ft, 70 degree mean Southern California facility since 1985. Work daily on our customer’s clean classic cars, muscle cars, and hot rods from all eras. Applicants must have subject matter expertise in electrical diagnostics and ICE(Internal Combustion Engine) V8 engines (OHV, SOHC, DOHC). A strong background in engine dynamics, drivetrain, chassis, and suspension for mechanical restoration required. Expertise in upgrades of domestic high performance cars and light trucks including emission, fuel injection, carburation and forced induction is key. Racing background a plus and ASE certifications preferred.

    Endless customer demand for our JBA domestic high-performance parts and service operation translates into 27 bays where 80-100 cars are underway weekly. We need you today!

    Strength a plus in:

    • Factory OEM training
    • ASE Certificates optional but preferred
    • Multiple automotive skills
    • Racing or race crew experience a plus
    • Specialist background in some specific vehicles is preferred
    • Tools required
     

    Excellent pay and benefits include:

    • Compensation based on history and experience
    • Flat-rate plus bonus incentives
    • Partial contribution toward available company group health care
    • Vacation accrual after successful probationary period
    • 6 Paid National Holidays

    • Group Health Care Participation
    • Bonus Program
     

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.


  • Technician Automotive Fabrication Technician Automotive Fabrication

    Full Time Positions IMMEDIATELY available in San Diego, CA. Compensation Based on Skills & Experience.

    JBA Speed Shop is a family owned/operated small business since 1985. A reputable and well established domestic high performance full automotive service center. JBA is seeking multiple Team Members for full-time tech positions. JBA specializes in street high performance muscle cars, and late model performance cars, resto-rods, and custom engines including GM, Ford, Dodge Mopar cars engines from 1960-present. A qualified person (5 years minimum experience) will work for top pay, multiple bays/lifts to install complete engine and driveline services on performance cars.

    Strength a plus in:

    • Fabrication
    • Exhaust
    • Welding
    • Factory OEM training
    • ASE Certificates optional but preferred
    • Multiple automotive skills
    • Racing or race crew experience a plus
    • Specialist background in specific vehicles is preferred, including restoration experience on classic muscle cars (particularly Mustang) or late model cars
    • Tools required

     

    Excellent pay and benefits include:

    • Compensation based on history and experience
    • Flat-rate plus bonus incentives
    • Partial contribution toward available company group health care
    • Vacation accrual after successful probationary period
     

    Submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jbaracing.com outlining your background and employment history, top candidates will be invited to visit our Kearny Mesa location, 5675 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 to take a tour of our JBA facility in person. After tour and application submission, interviews will be arranged. Visit www.Jbaspeedshop.com for more info.