Job Description

THE COMPANY Continental Tire has been around for 150 years, we’ve been changing the way the world moves while making it more safe, smart, sustainable, and accessible to all. The America’s headquarters located in Fort Mill, South Carolina is seeking a highly self-motivated and detail-oriented Retread Product Development Engineer to join our Research & Development team! The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, is dependable and accountable. Are you ready to shape the future with us? THE POSITION • Responsible for Truck and Bus tire development tasks from inception through serial production with focus on Retread products for the Americas • Coordination of Design Concepts, FMEA's, Gateway Presentations, Technical Specifications, Cross Section Design, Experimental Tire builds and all necessary testing/certifications for Truck and Bus tires. • Ensure all relevant OE requirements and testing are met and completed in coordination with the responsible Automotive Engineer(s) • Project leader for development projects including the planning, administration and steering of the project results concerning quality, timing and cost. • Gather & document market knowledge for assigned products and applications to assist product management with product request criteria and to request new technology developments from Global Platform, Global Tread, Pattern Contour & Layout, and Material Development & Planning and other technology groups. • Support of Technical Customer Service in support of O2I (Observation to Improvement) process • Support Product Industrialization with CVG (Conti Value Generation) measures & product transfers • Support Global Platform Development, Global Tread and Body compound developments by participating in technology development projects • Provide technical support to internal and external customers including product launches/training, testing activities, test data analysis • Product maintenance - Further development and maintenance of existing product lines including updates to product specifications, support of quality topics and SPS (Structured • Problem Solving), introduction of new technologies and materials • Senior level engineers may be assigned additional responsibilities, including local responsibility for related quality processes, known internally as GT Poms. Details are available as needed. WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY • Immediate Benefits • Paid Time Off • Tuition & Employee Discounts • Annual Bonus • Employer 401(k) Match • And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Chemistry • 2+ year of professional working experience in an engineering or project management related position • Fluent in English • Competence with Microsoft office software packages • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will sponsor current internal Continental employees for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. • Continental is able to pay relocation expenses for this opportunity. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ year of professional working experience in an engineering or project management related position • Tire Development experience

Additional Information

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EEO-STATEMENT:

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to Careers@conti-na.com or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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