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Yokohama Tire Corporation · 4 days ago

Tire Development Engineer II

Cornelius, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Yokohama Tire Corporation is expanding its capabilities and building a team ready to drive meaningful impact across the organization. The Development Engineer II is responsible for all phases of replacement tire development, including design, testing, and analysis of results.

AutomotiveLogisticsManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct projects for replacement tire lines, product enhancements and line expansions

Perform requirements analysis and implement tire development project plans as required

Create budgets for each project and track expenses

Receive overall project targets and establish specific tire performance targets

Check and approve mold drawings and assure adherence to design standards

Receive overall project targets and establish specific tire performance targets

Check and approve mold drawings and assure adherence to design standards

Create and issue experimental tire specifications

Set up experimental designs utilizing appropriate analytical and statistical methodologies

Work with tire manufacturing groups to build and verify experimental tire builds

Generate test requests, oversee tire testing and summarize test results

Issue development project interim and final reports. Present results to management and other internal departments

Implement development tires and specifications into production. Perform required internal and external certification testing to certify products into production

Participate in regular department meetings. Conduct regular design reviews on assigned projects

Participate on task force teams to increase technical capability and achieve increased performance

Participate on industry groups such as Tire & Rim, RMA, SAE, and ASTM

Qualification

Tire design3D CAD programsMechanical EngineeringMatlabStatistical softwareAnalytic skillsMicrosoft OfficeProblem solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in Tire development or Equivalent

Effective written and oral communication skills

Strong technical, analytic and problem solving skills

Proficient in the use of engineering software tools such as 3D CAD programs, Matlab, statistical software and Microsoft Office