Senior Development Engineer - Tire Manufacturing
Senior Development Engineer - Tire Manufacturing
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Position: Senior Development Engineer Tire Manufacturing
TrisianGlobal Consulting LLC is recruiting for a Senior Development Engineer to lead and manage the development of new tire products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tire manufacturing and the ability to work closely with crossfunctional teams including R&D design production and sales to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Must haves:
- Tire Development Expertise: Advanced knowledge of tire construction mold design and tread pattern optimization
- CATIA V5 Proficiency: Handson experience with CATIA V5 for tire design
- Tire FEA (Finite Element Analysis): Basic understanding and application of tire FEA
- Manufacturing Process Knowledge: Understanding of plant activities like component preparation tire building and curing processes
- Regulatory Awareness: Familiarity with tirerelated regulations and industry standards (e.g. TRA ETRTO USTMA)
- Data Analysis Skills: Ability to analyze tire performance data to make design recommendations.
- Travel Readiness: Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- ProblemSolving: Capability to lead tire development projects independently and address challenges.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years in tire development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop new tires to meet the optimal performance required for customer approvals.
- Maintain and enhance the performance of existing tires to meet customer expectations.
- Develop test plans to evaluate tires.
- Analyze tire data to make tire design recommendations.
- Work closely with development engineers on OEM and Replacement projects.
- Travel to plants to assist in new tire development and manufacturing as required.
- Participation in Tire related organizations i.e. TRA ETRTO TMC USTMA RMA
- Interface directly with OEM and internal customers.
- Lead tire development programs with minimal supervision.
Qualifications
- BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering
7 years of tire development experience - Knowledge of plantrelated activities concerning component preparation tire building and curing
- The ability to work directly with plant production teams and process engineers
- Knowledge of regulatory issues concerning tires
- Basic knowledge of compounding as it relates to tire performance
- Advanced knowledge of tire construction
- Ability to design and optimize mold profiles and constructions independently
- Intermediate knowledge of tread pattern design and ability to optimize tread patterns.
- The ability to work with crossfunctional and international teams is a must
- CATIA V5 proficiency
- Basic Tire FEA
- Domestic and international travel
If you post this job on a job board please do not use company name or salary. Experience level: Midsenior Experience required: 8 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Engineering Industry: Automotive Compensation: $101000 $160000 Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: Yes Visa sponsorship eligibility: No
Note: The candidates need to have more than five years of development experience in Original Equipment (OE) with advanced tire manufacturers or previous experience working at an advanced tire maker.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop new tires to meet the optimal performance required for customer approvals.
- Maintain and enhance the performance of existing tires to meet customer expectations.
- Develop test plans to evaluate tires.
- Analyze tire data to make tire design recommendations.
- Work closely with KRDC development engineers on OEM and Replacement projects.
- Travel to plants to assist in new tire development and manufacturing as required.
- Participation in Tire related organizations i.e. TRA ETRTO TMC USTMA RMA
- Interface directly with OEM and internal customers.
- Lead tire development programs with minimal supervision.
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES
- The ability to work with crossfunctional and international teams is a must.
- CATIA V5 proficiency.
- Basic Tire FEA.
- Domestic and international travel.
Knowledge of plantrelated activities concerning component preparation tire building and curing.
- The ability to work directly with plant production teams and process engineers.
- Knowledge of regulatory issues concerning tires.
- Basic knowledge of compounding as it relates to tire performance.
- Advanced knowledge of tire construction.
- Ability to design and optimize mold profiles and constructions independently.
- Intermediate knowledge of tread pattern design and ability to optimize tread patterns.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
7 years of tire development experience required.
DEPARTMENT: Kumho Akron Technical Center
REPORTS TO: Engineering Group Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
