FEA Product Development Engineer (m/f)

The Opportunity  

Are you a proactive and motivated engineer looking to make a significant impact in the field of tire development? Join our dynamic Engineering Mechanics team at the Goodyear Innovation Center in Luxembourg! We are seeking a talented individual to support product development through advanced finite element analysis (FEA) and other modeling techniques. 

In this role, you will: 

• Optimize Tire Performance: Be responsible for advanced modeling of virtual tires to enhance handling, traction, comfort, wear, and other key performance areas, supporting a zero-physical prototype approach. 

• Collaborate with a Dynamic Team: Actively participate in a team dedicated to developing new tires for vehicle manufacturers (Original Equipment) and the replacement market. 

• Innovate and Implement: Apply, validate, and implement new prediction technologies and methods in the design process to drive innovation. 

Your Responsibilities 

As an integral part of our tire development team, you will: 

• Support Tire Development: Apply finite element simulations, perform statistical modeling, and analyze FEA results to drive tire design. 

• Reduce Costs: Replace physical prototyping and testing with FEA, significantly reducing tire development costs for the company. 

• Grow Professionally: Work in a vibrant, multicultural team environment that fosters professional growth and skill expansion in FEA, programming, statistical modeling, and mechanical engineering. 

Join us and be part of a team that is driving innovation and excellence in tire development. This is your chance to grow professionally in a supportive and dynamic environment, while making a tangible impact on the future of tire technology. Apply now and take the next step in your engineering career! 

To join our team, you will need: 

Education:  

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Physics or equivalent. 

Languages:  

• Fluency in English is a must. 

• French/German language skills are an asset. 

Experience:  

• Previous work experience in Structural Mechanics and Finite Element Modeling is preferred.  

• Experience combining experimental applications and numerical modeling in structural engineering. engineering domain would be of advantage.  

• Experience in product development is an advantage.  

• Experience with composites and viscoelastic materials in structures is an advantage.  

• Experience in the automotive industry is an advantage. 

IT, Soft Skills & others:  

• Good knowledge of nonlinear structural mechanics/dynamics and/or fluid dynamics.  

• Knowledge of NVH simulations is an advantage.   

• Computational mechanics and in-depth knowledge of Finite Element Analysis.  

• Working knowledge of ABAQUS, ANSYS or other commercial FEA solvers. 

• CATIA V5 skills.  

• Python is a plus.  

• Data Engineering (at minimum, Basic applied statistics, Design of Experiment and multi-regression modeling). 

• Development and application oriented.  

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.  

• Ability to work in a team as well as independently.  

• Self-motivated. 

• Sense of responsibility and urgency.