Electrical Design Senior Engineer

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid overtime

401K with company match

Relocation assistance

Industry-leading benefits

Job summary

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. in Ohio seeks an experienced engineer to contribute to prototype development for ATV/SxS vehicles, researching new technologies to support business targets and maintaining global product quality.

You will guide design and layout work, establish cost targets, manage schedules, communicate project status, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable new models and mass production vehicles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in related field.
• 5+ years engineering experience preferably in Powersports or Automotive field.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff/management.
• Must handle high level of confidentiality.
• Proficient in FTA, FMEA, dimensional tolerance stack-ups and CAE principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop or guide others to develop complex component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles using CAD software.
• Establish or lead cost targets for parts and optimize designs to meet targets.
• Create and manage schedules, coordinate resource needs, and communicate project status.
• Generate ideas and support maturation of new technologies for development applications.
• Lead or support market quality themes and implement root-cause analysis and prevention.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Confidentiality

Problem solving

Planning & scheduling

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

FTA

FMEA

Tolerance stack-ups

CAE principles

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.”

Job Purpose

To contribute to the development of functioning prototypes that will eventually become production ATV/SxS vehicles, researching and applying new technologies to support business targets and maintaining global vehicle product quality.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop or guide others to develop complex component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles using computer-aided design software that achieve concept targets, function requirements, and manufacturing requisites without supervision. Communicate specification requirements and manufacturing control points via prototype and production drawings that result in setting the final specifications of global ATV & SxS new models and mass production vehicles. Maintain accurate technical, development, and administrative documentation as required. Delegate work appropriately.
• Establish or lead others to establish cost targets for responsible parts that contribute to achievement of the vehicle development targets and achieve the cost targets through optimizing difficult part/system designs and offsetting any spec changes after target fix through implementation of additional cost reduction ideas and strategies.
• Create and manage schedule of individual work or other’s work to ensure deadlines are met, coordinate resource needs with supervisor, and effectively utilize contractor resources without supervision. Consistently communicate project status and participate or lead project meetings, discussions, and development events.
• Generate advanced ideas and contribute to building comprehensive strategies that support the evolution of new technologies. Support or lead maturation of ideas to prepare for development applications with limited supervision.
• Support or lead market quality themes without supervision. Utilize problem-solving methods to analyze root causes. Develop and implement C/M specs as necessary without supervision. Lead recurrence prevention when appropriate.

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

Bachelors Degree or equivalent in related field.

Minimum Experience

5+ years engineering experience preferably in Powersports or Automotive field.

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff/management
• Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality
• Competent in FTA, FMEA, dimensional tolerance stack-ups and application
• Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization
• Competent drawing and layout skills/techniques, include understanding of CAE principles
• Competent in creating a plan and schedule
• Competent in understand product development schedules

Working Conditions

• Travel: Average of 1-3 times monthly. Amount varies based on project demands/responsibilities, conferences, etc.; includes possible overseas travel.
• Physical: Primarily works at a desk or scope; frequent keyboarding. Limited kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching or bending.
• Hazards: Risks found in a typical office & shop setting. May be exposed to explosives/flammables, pressurized equipment, toxic chemicals and moving parts.
• Overtime: Overtime expected based on project demands/responsibilities.
• Maintains professional conduct and follows all departmental, safety DEPARTMENT, and COMPANY policies,Procedures, AND rules.

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.