Bridgestone & Firestone

Professional, Product Design Engineer

Bridgestone & Firestone$70K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
  • 2+ years of relevant engineering experience required.
  • Familiarity with equipment and processes used in franchised dealer operations.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficient in CAD software such as AutoCAD and Creo.

Responsibilities

  • Support design and development of new equipment for dealers.
  • Maintain documentation and improve legacy machine designs.
  • Utilize CAD tools for design documentation and revision tracking.
  • Standardize mechanical designs across project lifecycles.
  • Explore new technology to enhance product quality and efficiency.
  • Plan and manage small-scale engineering projects efficiently.
  • Engage with franchised dealers to gather process insights.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development through trade shows and seminars.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams across various departments.
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge engineering technologies.
Full Job Description
Job Category
Engineering & Science

Position Summary
Provide engineering services and support to the global commercial dealer systems operations through evaluation, analysis, design, upgrading and installation of equipment and process systems. Provide support to the Equipment Assembly Plant to overcome quality, startup, or troubleshooting issues and implement design changes necessary to reduce cost to assemble and improve reliability of equipment designs. The teammate is familiar with equipment and processes used at franchise dealer locations. The teammate possesses strong analytical and problem solving skills, and is familiar with risk reduction methods. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Responsibilities

Engineering Design & Development, Installation, and Support

  • Support Engineering teammates in the design and development of new equipment to be used by franchised dealers.
  • Maintain current and legacy machine designs by releasing Engineering Change Orders that overcome component obsolescence and introduce design enhancements to existing equipment to ensure maximum uptime for franchised dealers.
  • Utilizes advanced computer aided design tools such as AutoCAD and Creo to document machine design, track revision history, and product lifecycle management.
  • Ensures standardization of mechanical designs and drawings is maintained throughout equipment lifecycle.
  • Is aware of new technology to keep equipment and processes technologically advanced and leading the industry in product quality, productivity, and energy efficiency.

Project Management

  • Plans, organizes, and controls small scale projects, is responsible for meeting project deliverables on cost, schedule and functionality.
  • Works with manager to secure resources to achieve goals.
  • Consulting & Communications
  • Visits manufacturing plants and commercial franchised dealers to study processes.
  • Represents the company in contacts with outside suppliers of services and equipment.
  • Serves as technical resource to the Technical Services Group and Equipment Assembly and provides on sight support when required.


Maintenance of Expertise

  • Maintains reference documents, technical work instructions and forms in the QMS system.
  • Attends trade shows, technical seminars, and reads technical publications to keep abreast of the latest technology.
  • Technology Development Uses experience, knowledge, and creativity to recommend ideas for technology development.
  • Management of small scale dealer equipment development projects to meet time and budget commitments.
  • Responsible for ongoing machine design support to overcome obsolescence, assembly issues, and incorporate required advancements in technology to ensure maximum uptime for franchised dealers manufacturing operations.
  • Makes recommendations to Department Manager regarding appropriate goals for projects. Once project goals are established, acts under guidance of the Department Manager or Lead/Principal Engineer to achieve those goals. Collaboration with the electrical engineering team, project engineering team and the process engineering team to make decisions regarding machine hardware and manufacturing processes.
  • Collaboration outside of engineering required with Marketing, TSG, IT, Purchasing, Legal, Logistics, Finance, and Production Control.

Teammate must be willing to travel domestically support franchised dealer locations with technical issues and equipment installations. Teammate must be willing to work extended hours as needed to achieve company goals.

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience

About Bridgestone & Firestone

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world's largest chain of automotive tire and service centers. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility commitment, Our Way to Serve, Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.
Learn more about Bridgestone & Firestone
Size
135,636 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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