Senior Mechanical Development Solutions Engineer

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 Advanced development unit within the new Digital Innovation Division will specifically focus on the design perspective for the innovation and advancement of tools and automation support.
• This position requires creativity and out of the box thinking to drive the creation and development of new digital tools and solutions to advance ADC and global developments.
• This associate will be working directly with Japan to support projects and correlate activities. It is important that the PIC advocates for ADC specific use cases and the overall NA perspective.

Key Accountabilities

• Identify designer tools and processes that can be eliminated, simplified, and automated.
• Identify target areas for Machine Learning and Automation to transform our business processes and allow our business to focus on core value added work.
• Support DI theme creation and execution as a primary responsibility.
• Correlate with design and other parts of HDMA and AHM-IT to understand requirements and use cases.
• Maintain theme objectives, schedule, and output.
• Be a voice for design and create innovative solutions.
• Provide the design perspective on theme activities across the division.
• Provide support and feedback for other themes and activities within DI in the form of testing, working with design to establish use cases, and being a design advisor.
• Attend meetings and provide collaborative feedback.
• Support Japan led projects to digitally innovate tools and methods.
• Collaborate with Japan to coordinate activities and long-term goals of projects.
• Execute responsibilities designated to NA team for global Honda projects.
• Support onsite meetings with Japan members and trips to Japan to move the project forward.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Minimum educational qualifications:
  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent academic qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field of study.
• Minimum Experience :
  • At least 5 or more years of relevant work experience after completion of academics.
• Other job-specific skills :
  • Should be able to introduce new ideas, to improve CAD processes and data workflows.
  • Curious and motivated to learn new digital engineering tools, including CAD, PLM, and AI-based solutions. Be willing to question current CAD methods to improve consistency and efficiency.
  • Be able to troubleshoot complex CAD, data, and workflow issues while working with crossfunctional teams.
  • Be skilled in data analysis.
  • Communicates clearly and effectively with designers, IT partners, and management.
  • Makes sound decisions and solves problems related to CAD systems, processes, and data.
  • Comfortable working with changing requirements and evolving systems.
  • Able to prioritize multiple CAD-related tasks with limited guidance.
  • Works effectively with associates and management internal and across regions, including collaboration with Japan counterparts.
  • Uses data and system metrics to identify issues and improvement opportunities.
  • Ability to appropriately manage confidential information.
  • Creative, outside the box thinking.
  • Curiosity and motivation to learn new innovative tools and methods.
  • Not afraid to challenge the current accepted methods and processes.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex problems in a team-based environment.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
  • Strong decision making/problem solving skills.
  • Ability to comfortably navigate uncertainty
  • Ability to appropriately prioritize tasks with limited direction.
  • Ability to interact/communicate effectively with associates and management.

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.