Product Design Engineer

Company Overview

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.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

Engineering & Science

**Candidates must already be located in or near the greater Nashville, TN area as this is a Hybrid position that reports onsite three days per week at the Bridgestone Tower in Nashville.
The position’s primary focus is to design and develop Air-Springs for Commercial Vehicles. The role is deeply rooted in mechanical engineering in general, and the Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH) field in particular. The ideal candidate will be a fundamentally strong engineer with a creative and innovative side. Project management skills coupled with and ability to multi-task are a must as the CV projects are generally short sprints to the finish line. The candidate must be a self-starter with a “can-do” attitude, and motivated to delight the customer with their work product. The key to success is cohesive internal collaboration with all departments touched by the Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) process and external collaboration with Suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Design using advanced Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools such as Catia® and Autodesk Inventor®.
• Engineer air-springs using in-house Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools like TASE.
• Project manage multiple programs using MS/Office® suite.
• Coordinate meetings and maintain active channels of communications internally and externally.
• Work within a global product team integrally supporting programs.
• Collaborate with all departments touched by the APQP process, including but not limited to drafting, testing, prototyping, sales, process engineering, and plant quality.
• Ensure program objectives (quality, cost, and timing) are met by effective communications externally with suppliers and customers.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 2 years of work experience in a related field.

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters 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 compensation; 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.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.