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.

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