Electrical Engineer, Tire Assembly Control Systems

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Goodyear - The Architect of Innovation.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, North America's largest tire company and manufacturer of many other products for the transportation industry and various industrial and consumer markets, has been internationally recognized for our ability to develop innovative technologies for over 100 years. We are the first in our industry to test tire prototypes through computer simulation to bring new tires to market and are one of the world's largest operators of commercial truck service and retreading centers. We are proud to continue leading the way in our industry, to have been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the most admired companies in America, to be acknowledged as the highest-rated tire company and to be included by CIO magazine among their CIO 100 Award winners. The magazine's theme for this year's program was Innovation for Growth" and Goodyear was featured in their Imagination at Work" section.

We are committed to engaging some of the finest minds in the world and encourage you to bring your talent, skills and imagination to Goodyear, where you can help ensure that we will continue to be an architect of innovation.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is currently seeking a qualified individual to join our Global Engineering & Manufacturing Technology department at our corporate headquarters in Akron, Ohio, as an Electrical Engineer. This department has the responsibility for inventing, designing and delivering product and process technologies to make Goodyear's Business Strategies achievable. The department engineers and integrates new technologies to support new products and increased manufacturing capability, and provides direct and timely support to plant production, engineering, maintenance and energy conservation.

If you are a highly motivated self-starter with the ability and desire to complete capital project commitments, this could be the Engineering opportunity you've always wanted! If selected, you will primarily be responsible for the electrical design, development and installation of automation systems for tire assembly machinery. This machinery includes that required for construction of passenger, truck and off-the-road tires, as well as all elements of automation and control systems used to produce tire assembly equipment including Programmable Controllers, Servo Controls, Pneumatics, Embedded Computer applications, Robotics and AGVs. Projects will require hardware and software design, testing and installation for all plants globally.

To be considered, you must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to work well within a team oriented environment. This position requires approximately 10% travel, both domestically and internationally.

Qualified candidates will possess familiarity with and experience in the following areas:
* AUTO-CAD, PLCs, Drives, Software & Electrical Hardware design
* PC-based technologies, networks and web technologies
* Microsoft Windows operating systems development, configuration, administration & support
* Unix or Linux operating systems
* Database stored procedures (Oracle preferred)
* Programming languages including C/C++, Visual Studio tools, Java
* Scripting Languages (ie. VBscript, Javascript, etc) PHP Scripting Language
* IIS/ASP web design, JSP web design, VB.NET programming
* Programming in the Ethernet environment
* Web design, including servers & browsers, configuration & administration

Goodyear offers a comprehensive benefit program along with a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.

Sound exciting? It is! If you meet the above criteria and are interested in working in a rewarding, yet challenging, environment, please apply online. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the US.