Design for Manufacturing Engineer - Light Truck 4x4 Tires

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACTSG 12Ensure Light Truck (LT) 4x4 product designs are fully considering consumer expectations, regulatory requirements and manufacturing needs (e.g. processing / manufacturability). Global expert on product design and manufacturability for LT4x4 products.Overall global expert on product design and manufacturability for LT4x4 productsInitiate and lead projects to create or update processes & tools (including virtual development) to ensure manufacturability of product designs, including Design For Manufacturing (DFM) guidelinesCore member of LT Competence CenterCollect segment requirements globally (long term requirements and trends for competitive performance)Initiates benchmarking of relevant competitors in alignment with key stakeholdersAnalysis of competitor solutions for performance and producibilityCollects feedback from platform, technology, and compound owners and derive segment gapsReview team member in LT4x4 development projects globallyLeads/coordinates activities to develop and validate conceptsInitiates technology projects to ensure market competitiveness in performance & manufacturability