Mechanical Design Senior Engineer - Frame Design - Powersports

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Paid Overtime

Relocation assistance

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. is seeking an engineer to contribute to prototype development for ATV/SxS vehicles. You will apply CAD methods to create component and system layouts that meet design targets and manufacturing needs while maintaining thorough documentation.

The role requires collaboration across teams, a focus on cost reduction through smart design, and active participation in project planning and risk assessment. Travel may be required to support program goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 2+ years with degree or 8+ years applied work experience.
• Willingness to travel 1–3 times monthly; overseas travel possible.
• Proven ability to develop CAD layouts and prototype documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles using CAD software.
• Establish cost targets and reduce costs through design optimization.
• Create and manage work schedules and coordinate resources with supervision.
• Generate high-level ideas and help mature new technologies for development applications.
• Support market quality themes and analyze root causes with problem-solving methods.

Skills

CAD software

Project communication

Education

Bachelor's Engineering Degree in related field

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 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 complex component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles using computer-aided design software that achieve concept targets, function requirements, and manufacturing requisites with limited 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.
• Establish or contribute to establishing 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.
• Create and manage schedule of individual work to ensure deadlines are met, coordinate resource needs with supervisor, and effectively utilize contractor resources with limited supervision. Consistently communicate project status and participate or lead project meetings, discussions, and development events.
• Generate high-level ideas and contribute to building strategies that support the evolution of new technologies. Support or lead maturation of ideas to prepare for development applications with limited supervision.
• Support market quality themes with limited supervision. Utilize problem-solving methods to analyze root causes. Develop and implement C/M specs as necessary limited supervision.

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelors Engineering Degree in related field.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 2 yrs experience with degree or 8+ yrs applied work experience.

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.