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Toyo Tires · 1 week ago

Tire Engineer I

White, GA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$66K/yr - $98K/yr

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc is looking to hire a Tire Engineer I to join their North American R&D team in White, Georgia. In this role, you will provide technical support across product planning, development, design, testing, and production preparation of tires, ensuring new products achieve performance targets and meet brand standards.

AutomotiveManufacturingRetail

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringAnalytical SkillsTire Design KnowledgeMicrosoft ExcelTechnical CommunicationProblem-Solving SkillsField Tire Technical ServicesSafety CompliancePresentation Skills

Required

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

Domestic and international travel will be required to attend market information and/or design review meetings. It is estimated to be 10-20% of the time with necessary overnight accommodations, including some weekends