(Senior) Product Development Engineer (m/f/diverse) - REF88689R

Welcome to our Research and Development (R&D) department in the TLD Americas division, located in Hannover. Our team, known as Spear Head, is responsible for the development and introduction of new PLT tire lines for the market in the Business Area Americas. We work closely with various stakeholders, including product management, material and platform development, product industrialization and manufacturing, to develop and implement innovative tire solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement cutting-edge PLT tire lines for the dynamic Americas market, drive innovation and excellence
• Lead PROMT projects or SPAs to ensure groundbreaking tire technologies
• Transform market and customer insights into technical requirement books
• Support marketing and sales initiatives, including exciting launch events and compelling technical documentation, ensuring seamless product perception
• Lead and inspire introduction teams with stakeholders across multiple departments and locations, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation
• Solve complex problems with innovative solutions, ensuring tire performance and product quality remain exceptional throughout their lifecycle
• Contribute to diverse development projects, introducing new products that shape the future of the tire industry and support technical market understanding for the Americas region

• Academic degree in engineering, natural sciences or comparable fields
• Structured working style, analytical thinking and excellent communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and steer technical driven topics
• Experience in product, technology or platform development preferred
• Project management skills and project leadership experience preferred
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Self motivated team player who enjoys working in multicultural and performance oriented team 

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

We offer the following benefits:

• Potential to an out of Tariff salary contract
• 30 day of paid vacation per year 
• Attractive career development opportunities 
• We offer balanced working conditions by doing mobile work, working part-time, flexible working time as well as Sabbatical options
• Cross-Border mobile work options up to 40 days per year from other EU countries
• Company Pension plan
• Attractive employee benefits with discounts
• Diverse offers that support a better “work-family” balance (e.g. company childcare places and free emergency care for your children)
• Discounted offer for accessing sport facilities across Germany via Hansefit
• A highly diverse environment across our location

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

If this sounds like a perfect match for you and if you want to become the next supporter of our core values: Trust, for one another, passion to win and freedom to act - we are looking forward to receiving your application.

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.