VW/Audi Performance Automotive Technician

About the role

HPA Motorsports Inc. — Langley, BC

Full-Time | Permanent | Career Position

$35–$45/hour — Based on Experience & Technical Capability

Guaranteed 40-Hour Work Week | NOT Flat Rate | Benefits

Are you an experienced automotive technician who still genuinely loves performance cars—but is getting tired of the dealership routine?

HPA Motorsports is looking for an experienced technician who wants a more challenging and creative outlet for their skills.

For more than 35 years, HPA has built its reputation developing some of the most ambitious Volkswagen and Audi performance vehicles in North America.

We're looking for a technician who already has a strong automotive foundation and wants to take the next step.

Responsibilities

What You'll Actually Work On

• Building or installing a high-performance engine
• Working with VR6, TFSI/TSI and other Volkswagen/Audi powertrains
• Installing or troubleshooting turbocharger and supercharger systems
• Completing engine or drivetrain conversions
• Diagnosing electrical, CAN-bus, drivability or mechanical issues
• Installing suspension, brake and chassis upgrades
• Preparing a vehicle for dyno testing and development
• Working alongside fabrication and machining capabilities
• Building complete HPA project vehicles
• Solving a problem where the answer isn't sitting in a factory service manual

Requirements

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced automotive technician, not someone looking for their first opportunity in the trade.

You should already have a strong mechanical foundation and be comfortable working independently.

Strong candidates will have:

• 5+ years of professional automotive technician experience, including substantial diagnostic work and major mechanical repairs
• Strong mechanical and diagnostic capability
• Experience with modern automotive electrical and diagnostic systems
• Confidence using scan tools and diagnostic equipment
• Experience performing major mechanical repairs
• Strong understanding of engine, drivetrain, suspension and braking systems
• The ability to troubleshoot rather than simply replace parts
• Professional English communication skills appropriate for a technical shop environment
• Strong organization and attention to detail
• Your own professional automotive tools
• A valid driver's licence
• Current legal authorization to work in Canada

Particularly valuable experience includes:

• Volkswagen VR6 and TSI/TFSI platforms
• Performance engine building
• Turbocharger or supercharger systems
• DSG transmissions and AWD systems
• Electrical troubleshooting
• Engine swaps and drivetrain conversions
• Fabrication or welding
• Motorsport or performance vehicle preparation
• Dyno or tuning support

Red Seal/Journeyperson certification is an asset, but demonstrated ability matters to us.

If your background comes from another performance platform—BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Japanese or domestic performance—we're still interested.

Great technicians can learn another platform.

Technical ability gets you through the door.

What happens after that matters just as much.

We want someone who:

• Still gets excited about interesting cars
• Wants to understand why something failed
• Doesn't need someone standing over them to keep a project moving
• Can communicate clearly with the rest of the team
• Respects the shop, the equipment and the people around them
• Wants to keep learning
• Wants their career to become more interesting—not less

Benefits

Benefits

About the role

Compensation

$35–$45/hour based on experience and demonstrated technical capability

That's approximately $72,800–$93,600 annually based on a guaranteed 40-hour week, plus company benefits.