Cost Planning Chief Engineer

Honda; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Honda seeks a Cost Planning Chief Engineer to lead design and performance strategies, focusing on cost-effectiveness and innovation. With a requirement of over 20 years of relevant experience, this role demands strong technical expertise to achieve business targets while promoting a culture of continuous improvement. The position offers competitive compensation, extensive benefits, and opportunities for career advancement in a dynamic automotive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Regional bonus

Manager lease car program

Industry-leading benefits (medical, dental, vision, Rx)

Paid time off

Disability coverage

401K with match

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement and training programs

Free onsite drinks

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in product development and design team leadership.
• Experience in evaluating cost-related proposals.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Determine if part/system design is cost-driven.
• Evaluate and judge feasibility of cost targets and proposals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and attend benchmarking workshops.

Skills

Technical expertise in materials and manufacturing processes

Ability to assess design optimization

Proficiency in CATIA

Analytical skills using Excel and PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda. Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

To achieve HDMA business targets, it is critically important to determine whether a given part/system design is cost-driven and provides reasonable value for the money. The Cost Planning Chief Engineer is the recognized Technical Leader for the Design and Performance Category. All cost-related issues requiring adjudication or decision-making come to him as the final authority. They are well aware of emerging technologies in their field and demonstrate technical competence, breadth of knowledge, and leadership in deciding direction and method to address matters relating to Cost. They have the experience to recognize and quantify a proposal’s effect on cross-functional areas and interpret the downstream effects on the overall business.

Key Accountabilities

Expertise and Credibility:

Possesses thorough knowledge of standard and novel manufacturing processes used to produce parts in their field. Through their own experience, can recognize whether a part is efficiently crafted for ease of manufacture and optimized for cost. Can also identify innovation points or enabling technologies that make for an excellent design. Conversely, can identify areas where improvement opportunities exist and how to address them. They stay abreast of latest developments and technologies trending in their field. Has a thorough understanding of regulations, market competitiveness, cost, and weight, and considers these factors in decision-making.

Verification and Judgement:

Evaluates the reasonableness of cost targets and VA/VE proposals by carefully examining the logic and assumptions used. Can judge the feasibility of proposals, including the implementation path (e.g., DR-theme, new supplier QAV, factory investment) and timing. Ranks and judges cost-related items and issues approvals or issues instructions as needed.

Correlation activity

Attends benchmarking workshops on-site, providing background, context, and leadership in discussions with vendors. Consults regularly with counterparts in Japan's Cost Planning Division, purchasing, and key suppliers to interpret the current supply chain situation. Collaborates with relevant stakeholders to interpret impacts on other metrics resulting from cost proposals (e.g., quality, ergonomics, maintenance).

Other

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by management.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Minimum Experience

20+ years of experience in product development and design team leadership.

Other Job-Specific Skills

Technical expertise in materials and manufacturing processes. Ability to assess if a design is optimized for cost, investment, and customer satisfaction. Basic proficiency in CATIA (not specialist), Excel, PowerPoint for analysis and reporting. Works well independently or in teams in a fast-paced environment.

Workstyle

Travel: 2-3 times annually, varies by project. Overtime expected depending on project demands.

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards: Competitive salary, regional bonus, manager lease car program, industry-leading benefits (medical, dental, vision, Rx), paid time off, disability coverage, 401K with match, relocation assistance if eligible.

Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement, career mobility, education reimbursement, training, and development programs.

Additional Offerings: Lifestyle and childcare accounts, elder care support, tuition assistance, wellbeing programs, community engagement, free onsite drinks.

Honda is an equal opportunity employer, considering qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected factors.

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