Toyo Tires-posted 1 day ago
Full-time • Mid Level
1,001-5,000 employees

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc. is looking to hire a Tire Engineer II to join our North American R&D team in White, Georgia. This position will provide technical expertise across product planning, development, design, testing, and production preparation for our tire portfolio. The Tire Engineer II will work both independently and in collaboration 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.

  • 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
  • Minimum four (4) years of related experience, including working with multidisciplinary Engineering and Manufacturing associates
  • Ability to manage projects from conception to production with guidance from upper management
  • Requires strong written and verbal communication, analytical and planning skills
  • Demonstrated ability to understand plant layouts, capital estimating, and tire manufacturing equipment processes
  • Demonstrated knowledge to input and extract computerized layout, spreadsheet, and database management
  • 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 international 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.
  • Equipment design experience and project engineering or project management experience is preferred
  • Field Tire Technical Services – Consumer or Commercial (Desired)
  • Minimum of four (4) years of experience in product development is preferred. Experience in the tire, automotive or related industry is highly desired.
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