Tire Engineer II

About the role

This position provides technical expertise across product planning, development, design, testing, and production preparation for Toyo Tire’s North American portfolio. The Tire Engineer II works both independently and collaboratively with the Senior Engineer and Team Lead to ensure new products achieve performance targets, meet strategic objectives, and reflect Toyo’s brand vision. Projects are highly complex and require strong industry experience, technical proficiency, and analytical problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop appropriate performance requirements in accordance with the new product concept, product plan, and market needs.
• Determine specific tire design parameters based on required tire performance using knowledge of tire force properties, tire and vehicle dynamics, and tire uniformity and handling characteristics.
• Contribute to the preparation of the “Product Development Plan” and “Performance Requirements Deployment Chart” to control the product development and design process.
• Relate desired tire characteristics to construction configurations and materials to optimize performance and quality.
• Collaborate in the execution of tire structural designs, tread pattern designs, sidewall designs, and profile designs to achieve required performances.
• Develop prototypes and evaluate actual achievements in comparison with required performances; re-evaluate designs regarding unmet performance requirements.
• Conduct Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to address and control latent failures.
• Evaluate the reasonability of design methods and production feasibility used in achieving performance requirements; may lead design review meetings.
• Identify safety and regulatory requirements applicable to targeted performances and destination markets; incorporate these into tire/mold design processes toward production.
• Develop prototypes using test and/or production molds, evaluate achieved performance results, prepare planned production specifications, and conduct detailed design completion meetings (DR1 and/or DR-2) to enable smooth transition to production.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to issue finalized specifications as the final output from the design process.
• Help prepare Features & Benefits (F&B) to be used as product data.
• Perform technical root cause analysis for applicable market claims; prepare reports and take necessary measures.
• Ensure safety, environmental, and other regulatory compliances.
• Make new technology proposals, prepare technical reports, and propose patents in connection with new product development.
• Develop and execute activities involving continuous improvement.
• Investigate and execute ideas for material-cost reduction.
• Gather accurate information on market trends and perform planning and investigation for advanced tire technology development.
• Prepare and issue SOPs and “Basic Technology Standards” as needed.
• Perform effective communication verbally and in writing as required.
• Support the Production Engineering Division as needed.
• Assist marketing and sales department personnel as needed.
• Help create training materials including product description, concept background, features & benefits, technical specifications, testing results, and target vehicle applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Pay

The salary for this position is $72,522.00 - $108,783.00.