What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Development Engineer - Tire Manufacturing position at Trisian-Global Consulting LLC?
Position: Senior Development Engineer - Tire Manufacturing
Trisian-Global Consulting LLC is recruiting for a Senior Development Engineer to lead and manage the development of new tire products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tire manufacturing, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, design, production, and sales to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Must haves:
Trisian-Global Consulting LLC is recruiting for a Senior Development Engineer to lead and manage the development of new tire products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tire manufacturing, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, design, production, and sales to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Must haves:
- 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
- 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 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.
- BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering 7 years of tire development experience
- 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.
- The ability to work with cross-functional and international teams is a must
- CATIA V5 proficiency
- Basic Tire FEA
- Domestic and international travel
