R&D Process Development Engineer

In your role as process development engineer you are responsible to enhance, develop and industrialize manufacturing processes with focus on tire building and cold preperation. Your role as R&D function has a strong interaction to technology and material development. At the same time you handle the interfaces to central machine technology engineering, central quality and the plants to industrialize processes for tire building and perperation of semi finished products.

In the process development team focusing on tire assembly (tire building and stock preperation) you will become the responsible interface in pilot production and industrialization as project member, project leader or as a line task. You will be shaping and implementing machine requirements, process specifications and global process rules to achive improved tire performances and production quality. For the evaluation of these characteristics you will perform statistical analysis of production parameters and execute processing trials.

Hybrid work is possibile in this position with the "center of work" expected to be on site. 
We also count on your willingness to travel!

▪ Master degree in an Engineering area (preferably) or Natural Science
▪ Aptitude or professional experience in tire business (processing, manufacturing or engineering) or R&D field, is valued;
▪ Project management skills;
▪ Self-organization and ability to work with autonomy;
▪ Good communication and interaction skill
▪ Capability to lead cross functional teams
▪ Capability to work in international teams
▪ Solid computer skills and Office tools;
▪ English language skills (written and spoken);

▪ Integration in a challenging and international work environment, featured by the existence of state-of-the-art technologies
▪ Local employment contract with attractive remuneration package and benefits
▪ Continuous professional training and excellent possibilities of personal and professional development

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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 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and speciality 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.