Senior Vehicle Controls and Systems Integration Engineer I

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Raymond (OH); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Paid Overtime

Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401K with company match

Job summary

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. is seeking engineers to develop software and integration for Advanced Safety Controls. You will drive system control specifications for vehicle development, coordinating with Tier 1 suppliers and global R&D teams.

The role includes validating software and hardware, ensuring safety standards, and leading feature development within the ASC group. The position requires a BS in a STEM field and 3+ years of related experience, with onsite work and potential for one

Qualifications

• Must have a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering / Controls Engineering / Mechatronics / Automotive Engineering / Computer Science or similar STEM field.
• Must have at least 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Basic understanding of electrical components, EMC and ultrasonic.
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 functional safety is a plus.
• Prefers data acquisition experience and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a vehicle development project for system control specifications, and coordinate schedules with global teams and suppliers.
• Review software requirements and develop functional requirements for CAN interfaces, self-diagnostic, and failsafe detection.
• Validate software and hardware through bench and vehicle testing, and countermeasure issues with suppliers.
• Analyze information, draft engineering specs, and ensure functional safety standards are met.
• Negotiate requirements with autonomous control teams and ensure correct control specifications on drawings.
• Coordinate with factory during build phases to achieve specifications and resolve software issues.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Controls Engineering

Mechatronics

Automotive Engineering

Computer Science

Project Management

CAN / ECUs

Data Acquisition Tools

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering / Controls Engineering / Mechatronics / Automotive Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Vector CAN tools

EMC testing tools

Job description

Minimum work experience:

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

• The role focuses around development of software and systems integration for systems within the Advanced Safety Controls Division.
• As a member of Advanced Safety Controls Division, your role would support integration of driving assistance and vehicle dynamics control technologies into our vehicles.
• Our responsibility is to integrate systems into Light Duty Truck (LDT) development vehicles. This integration requires direct coordination with Tier 1 suppliers such as Bosch, Showa, Aumovio, Denso, etc.
• You take ownership and more of a leadership role when it comes to developing a function or feature on the vehicle.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage a vehicle development project for system control specifications, actively maintain schedule and task list including internal, Japan R&D, and supplier (Global and Regional) schedules
• Review current electronic controls systems specifications and develop the functional requirements related to Controller Area Network interface, Self-Diagnostic, Failsafe Detection for each vehicle development. Write and maintain the software tools to match with the latest requirements.
• Validate systems control software function by completing standard requirement testing on bench and in vehicle by proving grounds. Validate electrical hardware by EMC and ultrasonic testing, work with supplier to countermeasure any issues found. Perform supplier software analysis against the Honda requirements.
• Analyze information, draft engineering specifications and evaluate their effectiveness for the assigned ASC function / feature set to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and approved by technical expert. Validate functional safety standards (i.e. ISO 26262) are achieved and approved by technical expert.
• Negotiate requirements with the autonomous/semi-autonomous control systems teams and coordinate with design functions to ensure correct control specifications are applied to the drawings.
• Coordinate with factory associates during build phases to ensure controls are achieving required specifications and lead system software/control issue resolution across Sales, Engineering, and Design

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Minimum educational qualification:
  • Must have a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering / Controls Engineering / Mechatronics / Automotive Engineering / Computer Science or similar STEM field of study.
• Minimum work experience:
  • Must have at least 3 or more years of relevant industry experience
  • Should have basic understanding of electrical components, EMC and ultrasonic.
  • Basic understanding of requirements management, function validation, diagnostics, and CAN structures or similar micro controller communication structures
  • Familiarity with control specification development
  • Hands-on mechanical ability / understanding of vehicle systems and cross functional interactions
  • Demonstrated analytical skills necessary to troubleshoot control system issues, propose and implement potential solutions.
  • Strong PC Skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Project and other technical software)
  • Preferred experience with data acquisition systems such as Vector CAN tools is a plus
  • Familiarity with ISO 26262 standard for functional safety
• Driving license requirement:
  • The qualifying candidate must have a valid driver's license and be able to operate a motor vehicle at the proving grounds as and when required, without any assistance.

Workstyle

• This is an onsite job. One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

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.