Senior Development Engineer - Tire Development
MDAEdge · Akron, OH · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
Key Skills
- Tire Development FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
- Collaboration
- Making Manufacturing
- Tire Design
- Mold Design
- CATIA V5 proficiency
Must Have
- Tire Development Expertise
- CATIA V5 Proficiency
- Tire FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Making Manufacturing Process Knowledge
- Regulatory Awareness
- Data Analysis Skills
- Travel Readiness
- Problem-Solving
- Experience
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.
- Participate 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
- Ability to work with cross-functional and international teams is a must.
- CATIA V5 proficiency.
- Basic Tire FEA.
- Domestic and international travel readiness.
- Knowledge of plant-related activities concerning component preparation, tire building, and curing.
- 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.