Development Testing and Validation Engineering, Senior
Honda · Haw River
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
In the electrified transition, the research engineer sets the technical spec and test methods for new products that are electrified to meet the customers requirement and Honda’s high standard for quality in the strength and regulation research area.
Key Accountabilities
- Motivate, guide, and establish the generation of high-level specifications and confirmation methods representing new technologies and components in the area of electrified strength and regulation by using these methods:
- Bench marking and market sensing
- Prototype confirmation testing using strength benches and real-world testing
- Set targets with the use of DA’s and FTA/FMEA
- Ensure guidelines, standards, and regulations are met
- Confirm customer requirement and Honda quality with prototypes and preproduction samples.
- Key Data Collecting (National Instruments, Instron, Hioki, etc.)
- Write new A-requirement test methods
- Motivate, guide, and establish small project teams through Project Leader Role to meet the targets and schedule of the development by ensuring:
- Deadlines achieved (SED and TE Milestones)
- Resource needs are coordinated with supervisor
- Communicate project status and participate or lead project meetings, discussions, and development events.
- Generate and develop new ideas to improve Honda competitiveness through competitor research to create new product features and technologies
- Lead market quality and VA themes with minimal supervision in the area of strength and regulation. Utilize problem-solving methods to analyse root causes. Develop and implement C/M specs as necessary. Support recurrence prevention when appropriate.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent in related field.
Minimum Experience
- 5+ years engineering experience preferably in Power Products or Powersports.
Other Job-Specific Skills
- Power product testing experience in strength and regulation
- Expertise to judge parts strength for lawn mowers and riding mowers
- Expertise with lawn mower regulations and can apply them into A-requirement tests
- Strong ability to transition/adapt to developing various CBU platforms.
- Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff/management
- Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality
- Understands Honda testing methodology and A-requirements (test standards) and can create new A-requirements for strength and regulation areas
- Ability to complete A-requirements for a given project and understanding of method to submit them for checking and completion
- Ability to create TOS documents (assembly methods and factory control points)
- Expertise to judge tests OK or NG for strength and regulation
- Competent in FTA/FMEA failure mode analysis
- Competent in various data logging hardware/software (Hioki, National Instruments, DiAdem, or similar)
- Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization
- Competent in strain gage application and data analysis
- Competent in material testing using Instron/MTS machines and software
- Competent in creating a test plan and schedule
- Competent in creating a research/test report according to Honda standards
- Competent in understanding Honda product development flows
- Competent in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Competent in Catia CAD software to design test benches and fixtures
- Competent in fabrication methods to create test benches and fixtures such as milling, lathing, welding, waterjet, cutting, drilling, sanding, etc
Working Conditions
Please Note: Sponsorship for employment visa status for these positions is unavailable. Applicants requiring sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., F-1 CPT/OPT, H-1B, TN, etc.) will not be considered.
- Travel: Amount varies based on project demands/responsibilities, conferences, etc.; includes possible overseas travel.
- Physical: Splits time between desk and shop working with the actual machines. Kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching, or bending required. Ability to lift up to 50lbs occasionally.
- 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.