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.
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Position Summary
Bridgestone Americas Technology Center provides an excellent learning environment for engineering and science Co-Ops and Interns. 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, Polymer Engineering, Mechatronics, and Chemical Engineering fields.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently pursuing an advanced degree in data science.
- Graduate or undergraduate degree in physics or engineering.
- Exceptional coding and scripting skills, with proficiency in MATLAB, Python, C++, React, PySpark, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, SQL, RAG and LLMS, OpenCV, version control (Git, GitHub), and Power BI.
- Adaptable, self-driven learner who adjust quickly to changing priorities and new workflows.
- Proven problem-solver who applies first-principles thinking to complex challenges and proactively initiates solutions.
- Demonstrated experience with predictive modeling, statistical modeling, optimization models, and image processing.
- Demonstrated experience with machine learning, NLP, and deep learning (including CNNs)on high-dimensional, longitudinal data, as well as physics-based models.
- Strong analytical background, with the ability to break complex problems, code, methods, and processes into simple tasks and execute them.
At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be
We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.
What we offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
- A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
- The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
- Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
- A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
- Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
- An effective and inclusive team.
Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Employment Eligibility
If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.
