What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Development Engineer - Tire Development position at MDA Edge?
Key Skills
- Tire Development
- FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
- Collaboration
- Manufacturing
- Testing
- Tread Design
- Mold Design
- CATIA V5 proficiency
- Tire Development Expertise: Advanced knowledge of tire construction, mold design, and tread pattern optimization.
- CATIA V5 Proficiency: Hands-on experience with CATIA V5 for tire design.
- Tire FEA (Finite Element Analysis): Basic understanding and application of tire FEA.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work with cross-functional and international teams.
- Manufacturing Process Knowledge: Understanding of plant activities like component preparation, tire building, and curing processes.
- Regulatory Awareness: Familiarity with tire-related regulations and industry standards (e.g., TRA, ETRTO, USTMA).
- Data Analysis Skills: Ability to analyze tire performance data to make design recommendations.
- Travel Readiness: Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Problem-Solving: Capability to lead tire development projects independently and address challenges.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years in tire development.
- 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.
- Participate 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.
- Ability to work with cross-functional and international teams is a must.
- CATIA V5 proficiency.
- Basic Tire FEA.
- Domestic and international travel readiness.
- Knowledge of plant-related activities concerning component preparation, tire building, and curing.
- 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.
- BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
- 7 years of tire development experience required.
Salary : $120,000 - $160,000
