Tread Compound Specialist

Job Purpose

Joining a dynamic and motivated compound development team, the R&D compound development engineer will lead design, develop and validate innovative compound solutions for the future Bridgestone sustainable mobility solutions.

The candidate will play a key role in the development of new passenger compound development through his/her solid knowledge on Material Science, Chemistry and industrial process technology, covering a wide range of activities from design thinking of compound prototype, laboratory investigation, compound validation on tire until industrialization stage.

Main Accountabilities

• Design, develop and validate new material and compound concept to fulfill main requirement of BSEMIA innovation journey through a deep dive mechanism understanding on tribology, fracture mechanics and proficient compound design approach. Capability to provide and promote proposals, solutions and original ideas along cross functional team-working with the Raw Material Development, Pattern Design Engineering, Tire Design, Manufacturing and Product Category Management teams


• Promote Innovation projects and fundamental mechanism investigation in materials science with Bridgestone Partners & Academia.


• Work effectively with technicians, R&D researchers and Management of Bridgestone EMIA Technical Center, actively taking part to R&D cross-functional teams. Provides his/her contribution to the preparation of Technical Meetings with the BSEMIA functions.


• Manages assigned tasks with high level of proficiency and autonomy.


• Collaborate with Bridgestone Corporate Functions, Bridgestone America and Bridgestone Japan and Bridgestone Europe manufacturing plants.

Job requirements

• Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or any other related field of study. Preference will be given to candidates with background in:
  
  
  
  • Material science (Polymer physics, Thermodynamics of organic matters, organic chemistry)
  
  
  • Fracture mechanics, Tribology
  
  
  • Compound and composite technology
  
  
  • Non Newtonian mechanical fluids as nice to have
  
  
  • Basic Simulation/Rubber compound mech (Ansys/Abaqus/FEM simulation)
  
  
  • Chemical and physical analytics
  
  
  
  

• Goal-oriented, motivated, creative and collaborative. Able to work within teams with strong communications skills.


• Digital mindset: Ability to develop and/or apply new digital tools/software to change business or processes. Skills in machine learning, big data analytics & AI.


• Project management capability to manage complex activity in a multicultural environment


• Team working


• Design and strategic thinking


• Communication/presentation skills


• Visioning and leadership


• Fluency in written and spoken English