Tire Construction Engineer Technology Job at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH

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  • The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
  • Akron, OH

Job Description

Requisition ID: 125786
Sponsorship Available: No 
Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Goodyear. More Driven.

Primary Purpose

Responsible for supporting technology development activities and providing tire construction and more general engineering expertise to the Mobility project team. The offered position is a hybrid role that requires a balance of project management and hands-on engineering proficiency to drive projects efficiently and effectively. This role based in the Akron Goodyear Innovation Center and is intended to support global projects focused on consumer product lines within the A/T, LT and Summer UHP portfolios.

Primary Responsibilities

ENGINEERING:

  • issue tire and mold specifications, build wires and test requests
  • coordinate internal and external logistics linked to development activities
  • follow and analyze tire building, solutions prototyping, and tire testing
  • compile outcome of development iterations to ease team's decisions
  • demonstrate ability to present technical ideas to others across teams
  • collaborate to solve problems and make improved decisions
  • be data-driven, ensuring input quality and looking at leveraging existing data
  • drive knowledge, technology transfer and effective deployment to the Applied teams
  • provide hands-on product engineering expertise as required
  • foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
  • provide mentoring, training, and coaching as required

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

  • work cross-functionally to ensure alignment between project objectives and plan
  • contribute to developing and managing project plans, timelines, and budgets
  • participate in identifying potential roadblocks and developing mitigation strategies
  • track project activities, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring on-time completion
  • document learnings appropriately to support project closeout process

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science/Technology/Engineering/Math, required
  • PE, PMP or similar engineering / project. management certifications, desired
  • MS, PhD in related engineering field, desired
  • 3+ years' experience required
  • Improve skills through application of knowledge gained from additional education/experience/training.
  • Understand functional relationships of assigned division.  Interact with team and organizations.
  • Participate in cross-functional assignment, projects, and divisional initiatives, for improved self-development.

Desired Knowledge and Skills

  • Demonstrate a positive attitude.  Actively contribute in meetings.  Initiate open dialogue with peers and leadership on areas of concern.  Select best means of communication.  Provide compelling technical direction and logical conclusions within function.
  • Volunteer for, or willingly accept, tasks assigned. Hold one’s self accountable. 
  • Take personal responsibility for team performance.  Influence others to see alternative points of view. 
  • Assemble strategies to achieve assigned work. Apply lessons learned.
  • Actively participate in change process and understand the culture. 
  • Participate in mentoring as a mentee

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to . 

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, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.

Click here for more information about Equal Employment Opportunity laws, and here for additional supplementary information. 

Job Tags

Summer work, Visa sponsorship, Relocation package,

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