Senior Design Engineer (Tires and Wheels)

Job Description

Senior Tire Development Engineer
Direct Hire
Location: Rome, Georgia (Must be able to relocate to the Greater Rome/Atlanta area.)
Relocation Assistance Available

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Must be able to relocate to the Greater Rome/Atlanta area.
• 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 Qualifications

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