Senior Development Engineer

• Develop new tires to meet the optimal performance required for customer approvals.
  
• Maintain and enhance the performance of existing tires to meet customer expectations.
  
• Develop test plans to evaluate tires.
  
• Analyze tire data to make tire design recommendations.
  
• Work closely with KRDC development engineers on OEM and Replacement projects.
  
• Travel to plants to assist in new tire development and manufacturing as required.
  
• Participation in Tire related organizations, i.e. TRA, ETRTO, TMC, USTMA, RMA…
  
• Interface directly with OEM and internal customers.
  
• Lead tire development programs with minimal supervision.
  
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Requirements

• The ability to work with cross-functional and international teams is a must.
  
• CATIA V5 proficiency.
  
• Basic Tire FEA.
  
• Domestic and international travel.
  

• Knowledge of plant-related activities concerning component preparation, tire building, and curing.
  

  • The ability to work directly with plant production teams and process engineers.
    
  • Knowledge of regulatory issues concerning tires.
    
  • Basic knowledge of compounding as it relates to tire performance.
    
  • Advanced knowledge of tire construction.
    
  • Ability to design and optimize mold profiles and constructions independently.
    
  • Intermediate knowledge of tread pattern design and ability to optimize tread patterns.
    

  
  

  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  

  BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
  

  7+ years of tire development experience required.
  

  
  

Benefits