Tire Engineer I

Toyo Tires-posted 1 day ago

$65,568 - $98,352/Yr

Full-time • Entry Level

Onsite

1,001-5,000 employees

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Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc is looking to hire a Tire Engineer I to join our North American R&D team, located in White, Georgia. In this role you will provide technical support across product planning, development, design, testing, and production preparation of our tires. The Tire Engineer I will work closely with the Senior Engineer and Team Lead to ensure new products achieve performance targets, meet brand standards, and align with Toyo’s vision. This position involves complex projects that require strong technical expertise, analytical skills, and industry knowledge.

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
Relates 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
Help 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
Assist marketing and sales department personnel as needed
Help create training materials to include product description, concept background, features & benefits, technical specifications, testing results, and target vehicle applications.
Other duties may be assigned

Requires strong written and verbal communication, analytical and planning skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Customer service-centric mindset with strong presentation skills
Solid PC skills utilizing Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Ability to travel domestically and internationally for market and design meetings
Ability to work in a safe manner
Ability to follow company policies and safety guidelines
A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year institution in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
Ability to read and comprehend technical and regulatory documents. Ability to write technical documents and presentations. Ability to effectively present information in one on one, small and large group situations to internal and external customers.
Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, complex arithmetic, statistics
Strong reasonability as is required by the achievement of an engineering degree. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Field Tire Technical Services – Consumer or Commercial (Desired)

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