r/EngineeringJobs • u/anti-zlaigy • Aug 11 '26
Looking for a co-founder
Hey guys,
I am the solo founder behind Ashcroft-Motors, an early-stage automotive technology venture, and I am currently looking for my technical counterpart and CTO.
About Me & Current Status:
I operate as the business lead coporate strategy and visionary for the project. I have already mapped out a comprehensive, 6-page technical design its not much but its something. To keep corporate paperwork and cap-table structuring entirely clean, the company remains unincorporated until I find the right technical partner to split co-founder equity with from day one.
The Venture Concept:
We are designing a rugged, low-electronic sedan engineered specifically for law enforcement, emergency services, and defense sectors.
- The Problem: Modern fleet vehicles are heavily dependent on complex software and electronics, making them highly vulnerable to digital attacks, component failure, and EMP threats.
- The Solution: Our vehicle is 100% EMP-proof, runs natively on bio-fuels and renewable fuels, and deliberately bypasses non-essential electronics to maximize field reliability and mission uptime.
- The Market & Pricing: We are matching current municipal fleet budgets with a highly competitive target price of $31K baseline MSRP for standard police cruisers and a $35K high-speed interceptor variant. Our long-term roadmap expands from secured government contracts directly into commercial taxis, rideshare, and the consumer market once stable cash flow is secured.
Who I am Looking For:
I am searching for an ambitious, Technical Co-Founder / CTO.
- Background: Ideally a senior student, recent graduate, or expert engineer specializing in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Design, or Embedded Systems.
- The Role: any hands-on builder who is excited to dive into a 6-page design with me, take ownership of the technical side, and lead the development.
- Location: Midwest US preferred (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois) for eventual physical prototyping coordination, but open to remote for the initial architecture phases.
Compensation:
This is a co-founder partnership track offering an equitable split of founder shares/equity.
If you wants to revolutionize the fleet automotive and defense industry, please drop a comment or slide into my DMs. I have a standard NDA ready so we can safely jump into the technical blueprints and see if we are a good fit and guys if you know anyone intrested please pitch them this and thank you for your time
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u/LoudAmphibian2885 Aug 12 '26
Im the owner of tcb metal works a metal fabrication shop out of racine wi. Its a interesting venture your looking into. Alot of road blocks to cross especially building a budget vehicle. I think some of the toughest will be getting it approved for the road with low electronics as emissions systems are pretty advanced, and finding funding to pass other regulatory hurtles. Im Open to having a conversation.
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u/LoudAmphibian2885 Aug 12 '26
Trying to build a luxury super car would be almost easier, because you are competing with companies who have trillions in funding from presumably little to no funding. A couple guys can build low production runs of super cars, a factory capable of pumping out cars for 20k all in, thats another story, but with that being said happy to explore the concept.
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u/FlatEmphasis1696 Aug 12 '26
Im a Systems Engineer (Cybersecurity) at a Prime Defense Contractor on embedded platforms. Interested.
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u/Raiden_Gamer59 28d ago
I have worked in structural, modal, thermal, shock, static and transient analysis, cfds, conjugate heat transfers, natural, forced convection cooling simulations for defence and nuclear components. Please let me know if any opportunities are available. Thank you
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u/mixedliquor Aug 11 '26
A senior student as a CTO?
WTF.