Staff Engineer Off-Highway Product Development

Location: IN - Ballabgarh

Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Katrena Calimag-Rupera

Sponsorship Available: No

Relocation Assistance Available: No

About The Position

This position, within Tire & Performance Science organization, will support the development of Off-HIGHWAY Farm and Commercial Truck tires as a Resident Engineer onsite in the Ballabgarh, India manufacturing plant. The candidate will work in a team environment, seeking solutions to technical challenges, and utilizing lean principles to enhance global standards and processes. The Resident Engineer position is a conduit bringing product design knowledge to the plant & learning about the plant/manufacturing process to bring that knowledge back to the product development team.

Job Responsibilities

• You will develop and enhance products, processes, and methods that meet internal and external customer requirements
• You will Translate product requirements into product design features
• You will contribute to the manufacture of quality products and the enhancement of manufacturing processes
• You will work in a team environment towards bringing new product technologies to market
• You have strong communication skills [written/oral] in presenting data and information to others
• You will act as the Communication link between the product development team and the plant - Facilitate meetings/action plans and linkage between DFMEA and PFMEA
• You can interface and work with global regions of the organization, across multiple functions (product development, manufacturing, Quality)
• You will assist with check builds for technical releases of new products
• You will support plant process changes for potential impact on product performance
• You will support plant trials for effectiveness and potential impact on product performance
• You will coordinate return tire inspection and analysis
• You will assist in plant improvement opportunities to determine required design changes
  
  

Job Requirements

• Understanding of science and technology in applicable disciplines
• Comprehension of statistical design and analysis; cause-and-effect analysis; risk analysis; lean principles
• At least 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment; experience in tire manufacturing is an advantage
• Display data interpretation skills, and the ability to apply these skills to product development
• Ability to accomplish assignments logically, using existing technology and standardized methodologies
• Basic organization, communication, and experimentation skills
• Knowledge of Computer-Aided Design is desired
• Language skills in English, Hindi, Spanish, Bahasa helpful
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree – Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Master’s Degree or Experience in similar disciplines is considered a plus
  
  

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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