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Tire Compound Development Engineer

Key

Skills:

• Compounding
• Polymer
• Forensics
• Sustainability
• Extrusion
• Calendaring
• Curing
• R&D

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop new tire compounds to meet the optimal performance required for customer approvals.
• Maintain and enhance the performance of existing tire compounds to meet customer expectations.
• Design laboratory studies to evaluate new compound technologies.
• Seek out new materials technologies.
• Perform forensic analysis on both new and tested products.
• Work closely with development engineers on all OEM and replacement projects concerning compound selections and performance expectations.
• Travel to plants to assist in new compound development and processing studies as required.
• Communicate directly with other company R&D centers as required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work with cross-functional and international teams is a must.
• Knowledge of plant-related activities concerning compound mixing, extrusion, calendaring, tire building, and curing processes is a must.
• Ability to work directly with plant compound specialists, production teams, and process engineers is a must.
• Experience and knowledge concerning polymers, fillers, and reinforcements is a must.
• Strong understanding of sustainability efforts in the tire industry is required.
• Domestic and international travel is required. A current passport is required.
• Skills and experience in Lean, Quality, and On-Time Delivery approaches are required.
• Self-managed, dynamic, and willing to make the extra effort to push for success is required.
• Knowledge of regulatory issues concerning materials and tires is strongly desirable.
• Proficiency in the statistical design of experiments is preferred.

Education and Experience:

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry.
• Knowledge of tire design and/or standards is required.
• Knowledge of OE product development is required.
• Exposure to OE plant development and a broad base of knowledge in compounding science.
• 5-15 years of experience in OEM compound development.

Must have:

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
• Knowledge of tire design and/or standards is required.
• Knowledge of OE product development is required.
• Exposure to OE plant development and a broad base of knowledge in compounding science.
• 5-15 years of experience in OEM compound development.

Additional Information:

• Domestic and international travel is required so current passport is required.