Tire Development Engineer OE

コンチネンタルは、世界有数のタイヤメーカーおよび業界スペシャリストです。1871年に創業し、2025年の売上高は197億ユーロ、現在は54の国と市場で約76,000名を雇用しています。

Tiresグループセクターは、人々の移動をより安全でスマートなものにするタイヤソリューションを提供しています。そのプレミアムポートフォリオには、乗用車、トラック、バス、二輪車、特殊車両向けタイヤに加え、フリートおよびタイヤ販売店向けのスマートソリューションやサービスが含まれます。コンチネンタルは150年以上にわたり高い性能と品質を提供し続けており、世界最大級のタイヤメーカーの一つです。2025年度のTiresグループセクターの売上高は138億ユーロでした。現在、タイヤ事業部門では世界で約53,000名を雇用し、19の生産拠点および16の開発拠点を展開しています。

Responsibilities

Planning, development and leadership of OE tire development projects in order to meet customer as well as internal performance requirements; Design and management of a development strategy; Tire construction and application of necessary technologies, resources and Know-How to meet customer expectations; Continuous alignment of obtained test results with requirement profiles; Coordination of in-time tire building, testing and delivery to customers; Implementation of approved specifications into serial production as well as monitoring of serial production; Solution of all development related tasks in line with OE strategy; Participation in line-and technology projects, as well as leading of target approval projects

Requirements

Native-level Japanese is desired; Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Natural Sciences, or a comparable technical field; Fluency in English is essential for this position (written and spoken); Several years of experience in R&D, preferable in fields of product development or the tire industry; Experience driving technically challenging projects and delivering results in cross-functional environments; Strong technical curiosity and the desire to understand products, technologies, and processes beyond the surface level; Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong stakeholder networks in an international environment

Benefits

Join a high-impact team working closely with leading Japanese OEMs, including on-site vehicle testing at proving grounds.; Be part of a collaborative and supportive team culture with regular team events.; Work in an international environment with opportunities for global collaboration and business travel.; Benefit from competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements.; Central Tokyo office location with excellent accessibility.