MAHLE Motorsport Expands Sales, Engineering Departments

MAHLE Motorsport has added three new employees to the company’s staff at its headquarters in North Carolina, the company announced.

The three positions fulfill much-needed roles in sales technical support and engineering design created by increased product demand for the company’s PowerPak shelf stock piston kits, the company said. Hired recently are sales administrator Adam Beddingfield, and engineers Brian Fair and George Wright. All three employees report to MAHLE Motorsport Product Manager Eric Grilliot.

Beddingfield, MAHLE Motorsport’s new sales administrator hired in August 2021, will provide technical product support for the PowerPak shelf stock products, PowerPak Plus and custom designed pistons. He is also available to answer all logistics and sales questions regarding product availability, delivery and product use collaborating with the company’s manufacturer reps, warehouse distributors and retailers. He is an experienced machinist and mechanic, and previously worked as a store manager for AutoZone and with Advance Auto Parts for the company’s Commercial Parts Pro division in Greenville, South Carolina.

Also new to MAHLE Motorsport are the additions of Motorsports Applications Engineers – Brian Fair and George Wright. Both are recent graduates from Tennessee Tech University (Cookeville, TN) and Minnesota State University (Mankato, MN) respectively. Fair graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and formerly worked with the school’s Formula SAE program as an engine design specialist where he was tasked with researching, designing, fabricating and testing a one-quarter scale open wheeled race car.

Hired in May 2021, both Fair and Wright work in the development of custom performance race pistons. They have direct contact with the customer from day one on the project providing input on the design and specification needed to accomplish project goals, utilizing CMM and 3D scanning equipment for final design and ensuring quality control for the project, the company said.

“Even during the pandemic, we have experienced an uptick in sales and with that a need to expand our technical sales support and engineering department,” said Grilliot, MAHLE Motorsport product manager. “We are so fortunate to have been able to locate and hire three people that are excited to work with MAHLE Motorsport, are race enthusiasts and who are incredibly talented in their respective fields.”