Prototype Test Engineer – Mobility Vehicles

Confidential; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime pay

Regional bonus

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Honda is seeking a Product Testing Engineer in the United States to execute development projects for ATV/SxS prototypes and adopt new technologies to support product quality and targets. You will create basic layouts, set performance targets, and validate components and vehicles with simulations and tests.

The role requires a mechanical engineering background, data acquisition skills, and hands-on vehicle experience, with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with data acquisition is strongly desirable.
• Hands-on experience maintaining vehicles is strongly desirable.
• Experience riding Power Sports products (ATV, SxS) is strongly desirable.
• Experience preferably in Power Sports industry.
• Capable data acquisition and laboratory skills/techniques.
• Capable analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization.
• Capable understanding of development project cycles, milestones.
• Capable in FTA, FMEA.
• Competent in written and oral communication.
• Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization.
• Competent in creating a plan and schedule.
• Competent time management skills.
• Must be able to possess a high level of confidentiality.
• Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices required to complete difficult technical problems and projects.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills, including written and oral

Responsibilities

• Develop basic component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles that achieve concept targets, function requirements, and manufacturing requisites with minimal supervision.
• Communicate specification requirements and manufacturing control points via prototype, production drawings and prepare test summaries.
• Set basic performance targets to satisfy vehicle concept and competitiveness.
• Perform validations of specification targets, requirements, components, and complete vehicles through application of engineering principles, simulations, and physical testing with minimal supervision.
• Maintain accurate technical, development, and administrative documentation as required.
• Create and manage schedule of individual work to ensure deadlines are met, communicate resource needs with supervisor, and effectively utilize contractor resources with minimal supervision.
• Consistently communicate project status real time and participate in project meetings, discussions, and development events.
• Generate basic ideas that contribute to the evolution of new technologies.
• Support maturation of ideas to prepare for development applications with minimal supervision.
• Support market quality themes.
• Utilize problem-solving methods to investigate root causes.
• Advance and implement countermeasure specs as necessary.

Skills

Data acquisition

Vehicle maintenance

Power sports experience

Project lifecycle understanding

FTA/FMEA

Analytical thinking

Scheduling & planning

Time management

Confidentiality

Leadership & communication

Problem solving

Technical documentation

Written and oral communication

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Honda is seeking a Product Testing Engineer in the United States to execute development projects for ATV/SxS prototypes and adopt new technologies to support product quality and targets. You will create basic layouts, set performance targets, and validate components and vehicles with simulations and tests.

The role requires a mechanical engineering background, data acquisition skills, and hands-on vehicle experience, with travel up to 10%.