R&D Engineer Consumer Tread Compounds

To contribute to Tread technical roadmap of Consumer domain through compound design and validation activities as per project assignments;
To execute and secure risk analysis for application on tire for the assigned tread compound development projects;
Organization and management of Design Review meetings/presentations to involved stakeholders/ and to management;
Support and trigger discussion on new technology needs and characterization methodologies to Raw Materials, Material Lab, Tread and casing Technology validation teams;
To contribute to Bridgestone Sustainability roadmap realization;
To contribute to digital mindset and digital designing approach spreading;
To identify and support implementation of efficiency opportunities in Way of Working and processes;
To participate in identifying and launching innovation projects within MID and more in general in R&D;
Work effectively with R&D researchers, technicians and management of Bridgestone Technical Center Europe, actively taking part to R&D cross-functional teams;
Collaborate with Bridgestone Corporate Functions, Bridgestone America and Bridgestone Japan, Bridgestone EMIA manufacturing plants;
Work and interact with Bridgestone external partners such as academia, research institutes and lab equipment providers.

Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Polymers Physics;
PhD in materials and/or polymers science is highly appreciated.

Proven experience at least on one of the following fields: polymers science and technology, rubber chemicals, filler technology development in tire industry, rubber goods;
Tread and/or casing compound or material development experience within tyre/rubber industry is highly appreciated.

Problem solving and project management skills;
Analytical skill, Logic Thinking and strong mechanism understanding mindset;
Strong communication and presentation skills;
Results oriented, self-motivated, creative and collaborative;
Curiosity, think-out-of-the-box mindset, willingness to learn from new and often unprecedented technical challenges;
Ability to work with different pace, timeframe, organizations: with long term innovation as well as with supply crisis management, with other R&D entities as well as plants;
Digital mindset: solid knowledge of MS Office package and preferably knowledge of digital software as Minitab, Matlab, Python;
Experience with simulation tools in the field of Computational Chemistry and/or FEM is a plus;
Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory;
Ability to work at global level with multicultural environment.