Tire Field Engineer

Toyo Tires•Boston, MA

14h•$90,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Tire Field Engineer is 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. This role works closely with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Japan R&D to monitor product performance, identify field issues, evaluate market trends, and support product improvement initiatives. The Tire Field Engineer combines technical knowledge, field experience, and strong analytical skills to provide accurate reporting, recommend solutions, and support informed product and business decisions.

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 the 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

Nice To Haves

Minimum Associate’s Degree in Engineering or Automotive field preferred

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, to include 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 on-going 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