Opening in Advanced Tire Technolog Technology for an MS/PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics

Research in tires offers exciting and unique challenges in diverse areas of engineering such as composites, nonlinear materials,, contact mechanics, wear, fluid fluid-structure structure interaction, fracture mechanics, heat transfer, vibrations, acoustics, and multibody and vehicle dynamics. Advanced Tire Technology (ATT), the engineering res research earch department for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Operations LLC (BATO),, has an opening for an outsta outstanding candidate with experience within the above mentioned areas. We are particularly interested in candidates with sound engineering judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in both experimental tal and computational mechanics. Demonstrated abilities in scientific programming and the Finite Element Method are highly valued. We offer intellectually challenging work in a culture of collaborat collaboration ion and innovation, competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including: • Medical Plan • Prescription Drug Coverage • Vision Care Benefits • Dental Benefits

• Health Savings Account • Reimbursement Accounts • Short & Long Term Disability • Employee Assistance Program

• Life Insurance: Basic, Accidental, Travel Accident, Optional Term Life, Personal Accident

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11 Holidays + Vacation Tuition Reimbursement Adoption Assistance Flex hours

The ATT department is located at the Americas Technical Center, a new state of the art research and development facility in Akron, Ohio. BATO is a business unit of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubb rubber company. ny. BATO develops, manufactures, and supplies tires for original equipment markets as well as passenger, light truck, commercial, off-road, motorcycle, and agricultural markets in the Americas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United SStates. A drug test is required as part of the prepre employment physical. Please reply (mail or e-mail) to: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Operations, LLC Attention: Human Resources/ATT 513 10 E. Firestone Boulevard Akron, OH 44317 E-Mail: [email protected] www.bridgestoneamericas.com An Equal Opportunity Employer