Treadwear Performance Engineer

About the role

The Treadwear Performance Engineer will support Goodyear’s Life Cycle Mechanics team by optimizing tire designs to meet treadwear performance targets across multiple product lines. The role blends analytical assessment, virtual simulations, experimental validation, and cross‑functional collaboration to reduce performance risk and deliver reliable, high‑performing tires.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of next‑generation tire performance technologies by expanding simulation‑based, data‑driven, and test‑based capabilities.
• Develop and refine predictive wear and performance models using FEA, wear simulations, statistical analysis, and modern data‑science methods.
• Collaborate with laboratory and testing teams to correlate simulation results with road and lab test data, improving model accuracy and robustness.
• Partner with tire design and product development teams to optimize tread patterns while balancing wear, noise, handling, and durability requirements.
• Support tire and vehicle system evaluations through modeling, simulation, and testing to ensure reliable performance outcomes.
• Work closely with OEMs, suppliers, and academic partners to advance virtual tire and vehicle development processes.
• Communicate technical findings and recommendations clearly to cross‑functional stakeholders.

Required profile

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in tire wear, tire design, contact mechanics, frictional energy, or related automotive engineering.
• Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and drive innovation in virtual development environments.

Required skills

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Wear simulation
• Statistical analysis
• Data‑science methods
• Modeling and simulation of tire and vehicle systems