Job Description

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

• This role requires collaborating with cross-functional divisions to develop automotive body structures and components in the Underbody Design department that meet or exceed customer expectations while balancing vehicle performance, styling, marketability, manufacturing, profitability, and other design constraints & considerations.
• Design responsibilities may include both structural and/or styled parts in the engine room, floor, and bumper areas utilizing a variety of materials (steel, aluminum, plastics, composites, etc.) as well as manufacturing processes (stamping, injection molding, extrusion, casting, etc.).
• Additional responsibilities may include researching & developing new technologies for future vehicle applications.  

Key Accountabilities

• Create and/or manage creation of 3D models, layouts, and 2D drawings using CATIA.  Responsibility may include more parts than an entry-level engineer and/or more complicated/challenging parts/systems.
• Correlate and negotiate with internal Honda contacts including other design departments, test departments, styling studio, factories and purchasing.  Consistently able to document meeting results, including clear schedule of path forward & individuals responsible.
• Lead part development activities with suppliers, setting design targets and confirming prospect to achieve requirements, often without oversight from technical or team leadership.
• Support part and vehicle verification, including developing countermeasures as necessary.  Actively participate in generating C/M ideas & make a proposal when facing a problem.
• Estimate and manage part cost, weight, and investment throughout development, including review of supplier quotes.  Additionally, generate new VA ideas for responsible parts.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Minimum Educational Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum Experience:
  • 4 to 7 years of relevant industry experience
• Other Job-Specific Skills:
  • CATIA or other 3D CAD software
  • Must be self-motivated, organized, be a multitasker.
  • Should possess effective verbal and written communication skills

Workstyle

• This is an onsite job and will require the incumbent to work based out of our Raymond, OH office.

Visa sponsorship issues

• This position is not eligible for any work visa sponsorship.

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.

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