What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Tire Compound Engineer position at MDA Edge?
Key Skills:
- Compounding
- Polymer
- Forensics
- Sustainability
- Extrusion
- Calendaring
- Curing
- R&D
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Domestic and international travel is required so current passport is required.
Salary : $120,000 - $160,000
