Tire Engineer II

About the role

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc. is seeking a Tire Engineer II to join their North American R&D team in White, Georgia. This position involves providing technical expertise in product planning, development, design, testing, and production preparation for the company's tire portfolio.

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 general 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 for the purpose of achieving the required performances.
• 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 the required performances.
• Develop prototypes and evaluate the actual achievements in comparison with the required performances. Re-evaluate the design regarding the unmet performance requirements.
• Conduct Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to address and control latent failures.
• Evaluate the reasonability of the design methods and the production feasibility used in achieving the performance requirements.
• May also lead and conduct the design review meeting.
• Identify safety and other regulatory requirements which are applicable to the targeted performances and the destination markets of the tires. Address and incorporate the identified regulatory requirements into the applicable tire/mold design processes toward production.
• Develop prototypes by using test and/or production molds, evaluate the achieved performance results in comparison with the performance requirements, prepare planned production specifications and conduct the detailed design completion meeting (DR1 and/or DR-2 Meeting), to enable smooth transition toward production.
• Work with multi-disciplinary team to issue a set of finalized specifications as the final output from the Design.
• Prepare Features & Benefits (F&B) to be used as the product data.
• Perform technical root cause analysis in connection with applicable market claims; prepare reports and take necessary measures.
• Ensure safety, environmental and other regulatory compliances.
• Make new technology proposals, prepare technical reports, and make patent proposals 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 the market trends, and perform planning and investigation for advanced tire technology development.
• Prepare and issue SOP’s and “Basic Technology Standards” as needed.
• Perform effective communication verbally and in writing as needed.
• Support the Production Engineering Division as needed.
• Aid marketing and sales department personnel as needed.
• Create training materials to include product description, concept background, features & benefits, technical specifications, testing results, and target vehicle applications.

Qualifications

• Strong industry experience and technical proficiency.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Technical expertise in tire design and development.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of tire force properties, tire and vehicle dynamics, and tire uniformity and handling characteristics.
• Experience with DFMEA and other design failure analysis techniques.
• Ability to develop and evaluate prototypes.
• Strong communication and report writing skills.

Benefits

The company offers a competitive compensation package along with a robust benefits program to meet your needs. The salary for this position is $72,522.00 - $108,783.00.

Pay

$72,522.00 - $108,783.00

Schedule

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