Fall 2025 Co-Op

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.

Position Summary

Bridgestone Group’s mission is based on the words of its founder: “Serving Society with Superior Quality.” In our state-of-the-art Americas Technology Center in Akron Ohio, we conduct industry leading research and development. The business unit is focused on retail, wholesale and original equipment markets. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, Bridgestone also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.

Bridgestone Americas Technology Center provides an excellent learning environment for engineering and science Co-Ops. Co-Op students at Bridgestone are an integral part of the staff and are assigned tasks that are both technically challenging and educationally stimulating. This program was designed to give real hands-on experience to students, who are willing to integrate classroom instructions with practical and valuable on-the-job work. During rotational periods (4,5 months each) you will have a chance to work on meaningful projects within the Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering fields.

Responsibilities

· Undertakes and successfully completes simple or basic project/product development tasks to include any of the following: writing and/or verifying specifications, maintaining product/process documentation, data analysis/processing, testing processes, equipment, raw materials and product, and validating equipment and processes

· May assist in inventing / creating concepts and designs/approaches for new products/processes/test methods

· Designs and coordinates engineering tests and experiments

· Prepares standard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community

· Completes basic tasks on engineering documentation/review

· Identifies areas for improvement and suggests solutions

Competencies required:

· Strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills

· Solid Technical Skills appropriate with level in school

· Demonstrates the eagerness to work and learn ​

· Ability to adapt to various projects and collaborate with other members of the team

Minimum Qualifications

· Enrollment in a Co-Op academic program in Chemical, Mechanical, or Polymer Engineering.

· GPA of 3.0 or higher