Dean Joseph Tighe (born 17 June 1966) is an Australian mechanic, engineer, and race car driver.

He won the Queensland Short Circuit Motocross Championship with an engine he built during his senior year of school.

[1] Tighe Cams has worked to manufacture camshafts for the Australian-built Collins-class submarines used by the Royal Australian Navy.

[citation needed] Tighe became the Australian Hillclimb Champion after winning the Motorsport Australia Supersprint Championship.

[citation needed] Throughout his racing career, Tighe has worked on contributing to the engine tuning of the ANZ Ford Sierra RS500, driven by Allan Moffat and the late Gregg Hansford in the 1988 Enzed Sandown 500.