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R&D System (Product) - Engineer

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JobReq ID:  55167
Type of work:  Hybrid
Type of contract:  Open-ended/permanent
Full/Part Time:  Full time
Location: 

ROMA, IT

ABOUT US

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Title

Engineer - R&D System Engineering Consumer Replacement Industrialization & Modularity

 

About the Role

Job Purpose

We are on a transformation journey to shape a sustainable future of mobility, with the aim to contribute to transform towards being a Sustainable Solutions Company. BS reply to such evolving market is based on Dan-Totsu products and talents of our people. The articulated product portfolio developed to match these ambitions needs to be timely implemented in our plants, securing proper performance & quality level for our production.

 

Mission of R&D System Engineering Consumer Replacement Industrialization & Modularity team is to: secure portfolio availability on time on schedule, deliver modular products and contribute effectively to Zero-Trial and Industrialization Excellence visions by actionable steps that define the portfolio of initiatives, methods and tools for lean scale-up and product capability expansion.

 

Responsibilities

You, as Engineer of System Engineering - Consumer Replacement Industrialization & Modularity team, will be responsible for:

  • NPI milestones completion, from design to scale & qualify, by supporting CFT discussions and taking necessary actions to provide expected deliverables (i.e. scale-up risk assessment, industrialization models, scale-up risk management)   
  • Industrialization operations: technical documentation preparation, industrialization trials follow-up (data analysis, countermeasures feedback), interacting with stakeholders within & outside R&D, issue mass production specifications to secure execution as per plan.
  • Critical cases design review, to tackle specific or chronical issue during industrialization interacting with plant TS and System Engineering process development team.
  • Perform gap analysis, leveraging on data gathered during industrializations, through PDCA & 5why approach, to develop and feed kaizen visions of working processes and/or properly feedback stakeholders upstream & downstream
  • Products portfolio dashboard maintenance and management

 

 

Qualifications & Experience Required

 

Education, Master, other certification:

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering (or equivalent)

 

Experience (years):

  • Experience in tire design (or automotive) is a plus

 

Technical Skills:

  • Problem solving attitude and PDCA mindset
  • IT applications and programming: very good proficiency on MS Excel, knowledge of relational databases, Power BI and Python, CAD software previous experience is a plus.
  • Digital mindset: ability to develop and/or apply new digital tools to support decisions is a plus
  • Presentation skill

 

Languages Skills:

  • Fluent in English (both written & spoken)

 

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

  • Results oriented, self-motivated, creative and collaborative
  • Agility in learning, in adapting to change and in translating strategies into actionable plans
  • Ability to work within multicultural environment

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

  • A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
  • The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
  • A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
  • Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
  • A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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