Market Quality Senior Engineer

Honda South Carolina Manufacturing; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Overtime pay

Relocation assistance

401K with company match

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Honda South Carolina Manufacturing seeks Market Quality (MQ) engineers to coordinate activities that support department performance, tracking, and countermeasure implementation.

You will analyze failed warranty parts, identify root causes related to design, manufacturing, or service, and lead investigations with cross-functional teams. Travel to North American plants, suppliers, and dealerships is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronic, electrical technology, mechanical engineering or relevant and strongly-related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience based on education; 8 years if no degree.
• Ability to technically investigate, derive conclusions from observations/data and analytically approach problem cause phenomena.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis of failed warranty parts; simulate possible causes/influences.
• Identify warranty problems related to design, manufacturing, or sales/service influences; lead complex investigations.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency through writing/documentation/reporting and present summaries to quality management.
• Communicate with suppliers, design and service to lead/support problem investigation and resolution.
• Coordinate/lead appropriate problem containment with responsible departments/suppliers.
• Lead/support cost recovery efforts by examining warranty data and analyses.
• Mentor entry level associates and co-ops to develop Honda knowledge.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical investigation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronic, electrical technology, mechanical engineering or relevant and strongly-related work experience

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

Market Quality (MQ) experienced engineers coordinate activities to support meeting prescribed department performance measures/targets, progress and countermeasure implementation when necessary to ensure department results.

Key Accountabilities

• Perform analysis of failed warranty parts; Subject components & vehicles to test conditions in effort to identify failures & simulate possible causes/influences
• Identify warranty problems related to design, manufacturing, or sales/service influences – promote/lead complex investigations. Perform cause determination and develop solutions/negotiate for future countermeasure.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency and expertise through writing/documentation/reporting & present summaries to quality management.
• Communicate with suppliers, design and service to appropriately lead/support problem investigation & resolution.
• Effectively collaborate with responsible departments/suppliers to coordinate/lead appropriate problem containment
• Lead/ support cost recovery efforts & negotiations by meaningfully examining warranty data & associated analysis record
• Mentor entry level associates, co-op associates, or associates new to group to develop technical and Honda knowledge

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronic, electrical technology, mechanical engineering or relevant and strongly-related work experience.

Minimum Experience

• 2+ years of experience based on education, no degree requires 8 years of relevant experience

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Ability to technically investigate, derive conclusions from observations/data and analytically approach problem cause phenomena.

Working Conditions

• Local travel between plants/buildings on Ohio’s campuses will be required
• Travel to various dealerships and/or suppliers within North America is expected to occur at various times throughout a given year (problem investigation specific purposes)
• Expected 2-8 hours overtime per week as needed
• Hands‑on, inside vehicle work is expected. Test lab work and test shop work is typically 50% of time while on‑site @ NAQC/AEP bldg..

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.