Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; East Liberty (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid overtime

Regional bonus

Benefits package

Paid time off

Disability Insurance

401K with company match

Job summary

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technician with a focus on welding equipment reliability and continuous improvement.

The role requires collaboration with Maintenance, Reliability, Production, and Purchasing to identify issues, implement countermeasures, and maintain accurate equipment documentation to support safe, stable production. The ideal candidate will have a engineering background, hands-on experience with mechanical/electrical drawings, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent related experience in a manufacturing setting.
• 0-6 years of relevant manufacturing, equipment, maintenance, reliability, project, or technical parts experience.
• Co-op, internship, maintenance, or applied project experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review parts usage, equipment criticality, lead time, service availability, and available recovery options.
• Identify difficult-to-source, obsolete, duplicate, incorrect, or unsupported components.
• Research potential replacements and provide recommendations for review and approval.
• Support spare-part commonization and stocking recommendations with Maintenance, Repair, Operations/Stores and Purchasing.
• Review assigned downtime, recurring equipment concerns, and parts usage; participate in Plan-Do-Check-Action, 5-Why, Root Cause Analysis, and defect-elimination activity.
• Assist with troubleshooting and implementation of approved countermeasures.
• Assist with identification and evaluation of cables, harnesses, connectors, sensors, and related equipment components.
• Review routing, protection, strain relief, interference, environment, and installation conditions associated with recurring failures.
• Support updates to cable drawings, pinouts, specifications, and replacement information.
• Assist with evaluating components and assemblies for repair, rebuild, retrofit, or replacement.
• Coordinate quotations, vendor input, repair information, and acceptance requirements.
• Support testing and confirmation of approved repairs or replacement components.
• Support assigned obsolete-part and equipment lifecycle reviews.
• Gather information on replacement options, compatibility, cost, risk, parts availability, and implementation needs.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical components

Drawing interpretation

Structured problem solving

Microsoft applications

Work-management systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Bill Of Materials (BOM)

Reporting systems

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

Support Weld equipment reliability and continuous improvement by assisting with cable and harness concerns, technical spare-part identification, recurring component failures, repair-versus-replace evaluations, obsolete-part replacement, equipment documentation, and assigned engineering projects. Work with Maintenance, Reliability, Production, Maintenance, Repair, Operations/Stores, Purchasing, suppliers, and other engineering groups to identify issues, develop recommendations, implement approved countermeasures, and maintain equipment information supporting safe and stable production.

Key Accountabilities

• Review parts usage, equipment criticality, lead time, service availability, and available recovery options.
• Identify difficult-to-source, obsolete, duplicate, incorrect, or unsupported components.
• Research potential replacements and provide recommendations for review and approval.
• Support spare-part commonization and stocking recommendations with Maintenance, Repair, Operations/Stores and Purchasing.
• Review assigned downtime, recurring equipment concerns, and parts usage; participate in Plan-Do-Check-Action, 5-Why, Root Cauce Analysis, and defect-elimination activity.
• Assist with troubleshooting and implementation of approved countermeasures.
• Assist with identification and evaluation of cables, harnesses, connectors, sensors, and related equipment components.
• Review routing, protection, strain relief, interference, environment, and installation conditions associated with recurring failures.
• Support updates to cable drawings, pinouts, specifications, and replacement information.
• Assist with evaluating components and assemblies for repair, rebuild, retrofit, or replacement.
• Coordinate quotations, vendor input, repair information, and acceptance requirements.
• Support testing and confirmation of approved repairs or replacement components.
• Support assigned obsolete-part and equipment lifecycle reviews.
• Gather information on replacement options, compatibility, cost, risk, parts availability, and implementation needs.

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent related experience in a manufacturing setting, in accordance with company requirements.

Minimum Experience

• 0-6 years of relevant manufacturing, equipment, maintenance, reliability, project, or technical parts experience.
• Co-op, internship, maintenance, or applied project experience may be considered.

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Working knowledge of manufacturing production equipment, mechanical and electrical components, cables and connectors, drawings, Bill Of Materials, structured problem solving, and project support.
• Ability to review equipment concerns, identify parts, research replacement options, coordinate with multiple groups, document recommendations, and support implementation of approved countermeasures.
• Ability to read and understand basic electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Proficient with Microsoft applications and applicable work-management and reporting systems.

Working Conditions

• Flexible work hours and schedule based on production and project needs.
• Work in office and manufacturing-floor environments with required personal protective equipment.
• Domestic travel and limited international travel may be required.
• Overtime, weekend, holiday, and shutdown support may be required.
• Ability to access equipment areas, observe installations, and support equipment checkout in accordance with site safety requirements.

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.