R&D Engineer

About Us

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Position Snapshot

JobReq ID: 54506

Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: ROMA, IT

About The Role

You will develop Consumer Tyres for European and MEA markets as part of an integrated project team, embracing a strong project management discipline and facing technical challenges in order to meet the future needs.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the technical development of tyres for delivery to consumer markets.
• Contributes to the process of benchmarking, designing prototypes, planning and analyzing test results, preparing design review documentation.
• Contributes to define and manage the project schedule and Gantt.
• Prepares appropriate documentation for assigned projects.
• Provides his/her contribution to the preparation of Technical Meetings with the BSEMEA functions.
• Manages assigned tasks with high level of proficiency and autonomy.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Education: Master or other certification; University degree in engineering (mechanical, materials design, industrial engineering and equivalent).
• Experience: Previous experience in the tyre / automotive industries might be a plus.
• Technical Skills: Very good MS Office packages and CAD systems, good CREO / PRO-E capabilities; Digital mind‑set: Ability to develop and/or apply new digital tools/software to change business or processes; Statistic and simulation tools, basics of material characterization, basic knowledge of tyre construction are a nice to have.
• Languages: Fluency in English.
• Soft/Behavioral Skills: Teamworking; Project management; Problem solving; Learning skills and Change Agility.

What We Offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long‑term well‑being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing