Senior Design Engineer (Tires and Wheels)

Job Description
Senior Tire Development Engineer

Direct Hire

Rome, Georgia

The primary function of the position is to develop specialty tire designs that are used in off-road applications. The role will also work closely with customers and suppliers to determine new product requirements and bring products to market.

• Creates parametric models and detailed drawing packages for review and distribution.
• Develops and optimizes designs in 3D CAD software and associated CAE tools.
• Reviews customer and supplier prints, models and design proposals for comment and approval.
• Contacts customers and suppliers to develop new design concepts and resolve existing design issues.
• Validates manufacturing, assembly, and service feasibility.
• Supports Operations to resolve product issues and bring new products to market.
• Develops new product specifications and supports the testing and validation of new products.
• Features design and testing to meet program objectives.
• Tests failure analysis and solution validation to complete successful product development.
• Interfaces with multiple disciplines and different cultural backgrounds to determine product requirements and to coordinate product changes.
• Applies technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycle.

Requirements

• BS Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar from an accredited university.
• Minimum of five years of 3D modeling experience.
• Minimum of five years of product development experience.
• Working experience with Microsoft Office.
• Tire and/or wheel development background.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Product Data Management (PDM) Systems such as Windchill.
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software modeling.