Tire Field Engineer

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is looking to hire a Tire Field Engineer responsible for coordinating and managing field activities related to Toyo products, including product placements, inspections, testing, market research, and reporting, with a focus on supporting field activities around the Great Lakes area.

Responsibilities

• Perform product placement in the market, as well as regular inspections of products in the field and provide detailed reports about the inspection results
• Draw conclusions on field inspections and propose next steps
• Carry out research to find problems and develop solutions to resolve field issues
• Scope out market trends and competitors’ activities and provide detailed reports
• Plan, schedule, and perform all tire-related testing, including performance data on existing Toyo products, and prepare final reports
• Present results to management and propose future plans
• Maintain Toyo equipment, products, and infrastructures available on site
• Manage and conduct product shipments, installations, and product returns
• Use technology for business research to develop new products and services
• Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by ongoing visits to customers and prospects, along with competitive benchmarking
• Work closely with other departments and top management for product decisions, testing, and reporting
• Monitor and investigate warranty analyses
• Travel between 30%-50% of the time (domestic and international), including some weekends
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Skilled management of technical work in the field with little to no supervision
• Ability to work in adverse settings and climatic conditions
• Sound ability to diagnose product problems and propose solutions
• Ability to communicate fluently with customers with good customer service skills
• Possess critical thinking and logic skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks depending upon urgency
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excel, MS Access, and computer skills required
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the tire industry required
• Minimum Associate’s Degree in Engineering or Automotive field preferred

Pay

$90,000 - $100,000 per year. Bonus eligible.

Schedule

Hybrid/Remote is allowed.

About the company

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. (TTHA) is the wholly owned North American subsidiary of Toyo Tire Corporation, headquartered in Japan. Based in Costa Mesa, California, TTHA and its affiliated companies manufacture, import, market, sell, and distribute Toyo and Nitto brand tires throughout the United States and Canada. The organization supports a broad portfolio of passenger, light truck, SUV, and commercial tire products through integrated manufacturing, supply chain, sales, distribution, research and development, technical services, and corporate support operations across North America.