Tire Development Engineer

Continental•Plymouth, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets. Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2025, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.8 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 56,000 people worldwide and has 19 production and 16 development sites. Hoosier Racing Tire, the largest race tire manufacturer in the world, has continually promoted passion, pride, and success in the racing industry since 1957. Based in Plymouth, Ind. their state-of-the-art facility, including a fully integrated technology and R&D center, is solely dedicated to engineering, designing, supporting, and manufacturing the over 1,000 different types of racing and high-performance tires currently produced. Instilled with the heritage of champions, Hoosier utilizes a model sales and distribution network to deliver winning results globally. Hoosier Racing Tire is a 100% subsidiary of Continental AG. Our Hoosier location at Plymouth, IN is seeking a Product Development Engineer to join our team. The Product Development Engineer will work closely with the product management team to develop and industrialize new products as well as maintain and improve existing products.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field
Ability to travel up to 15%
CAD software experience (AutoCAD, Inventor, NX, Solidworks)
Familiarity with Matlab, VBA, PowerBI and Tableau
Structured problem solving and risk analysis experience
Must exhibit excellent organizational skills and be detail oriented
Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams
Effective oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
Self-directed with creative problem-solving ability
Ability to train and coach others from technical expertise
Understanding of advanced analysis tools and methods to solve complex technical problems

Nice To Haves

Tire Development experience
FSAE experience
Motorsport experience

Responsibilities

Benchmark/analyze competitor tires
Collect static/dynamic data on experimental and competitor tires through test lab
Coordinate track testing and evaluation of products
Investigate new materials/technologies to improve product performance
Work with manufacturing to find ways to reduce costs, complexity, and scrap
Attend race events to interact with customers, collect data, and obtain feedback for further development