Gerard did not get "involved with Cervelo",he and Phil White "ARE" Cervelo. They started their own company from very humble roots.

wow...oops :D

Write them an email. Cannondale was looking for an engineer to work in R&D a couple years back. It was posted on their website. Make a list of the bike companies you would be interested in working for (don't forget component manufacturers like Vision, Profile, Reynolds, Shimano, etc.) if that is of interest to you. And then write to them. They all have websites.

Gerard started Cervelo with Phil White, so that is how he got involved. If all else fails, just start your own company. :)

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I'm wondering how I can maybe get a little involved with one of these companies.

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I suppose the answer is the same as it always is in any field. To get noticed you must have an outstanding resume which means top-level education or real-world experience. Or you have positioned yourself as a brilliant innovator/thinker (or whatever) through some particularly notable accomplishment. Or you know someone and networked effectively. Of course, there are the stories of those who simply got an interview somehow and something clicked even though they were none of the above. My experience is that that is the few-and-far-between case.

I can't really imagine that they have all that many people employed in the engineering dept.

Take Cervelo for instance has what 6-8 frames? From year to year these frames change very little from an engineering standpoint.

I would guess that they probably have a boat load more time wrapped up in R & D than they do in actual "Hard", sit down and design, make drawings type of engineering.

Also just a WAG but I'd suspect the guy these type of companies, small by many measures, would hire, probably have to wear more than one or two hats.

Again a guess but it would seem you'd be doing alot of "hopping" around from Engineer, to researcher to warrenty etc etc.

It would be very interesting to hear some of Gerards or Herberts comments.

~Matt

Trek is hiring an engineer to be a buyer - you might not have the correct experience, but many bike companies are expanding their engineering departments.

http://www2.trekbikes.com/...Materials_Leader.php

Look at the manufacturers websites on a regular basis. Jobs do get posted and people do get hired by applying for them.

Specialized also has some jobs open

http://www.specialized.com/...p?a=b&jobId=3064

Thats one thing that i would love to work as an engineer ;-)

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I believe in a past post that Gerard mentioned they had 9 engineers on staff. 8 frames, 9 engineers.