Facilities Electrical 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 which 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

Effectively lead multi-disciplinary facility electrical engineering projects with capabilities to implement and communicate an operational plan for completing a project, monitor progress and performance against the project plan; resolve operational problems, minimize delays, develop, and gather necessary resources to complete the project. Project scope includes current situation assessment, design, coordination, electrical capacity, coordinate process demand with current infrastructure capacity. Productively manage workload to successfully complete end of life, new investment, and customer driven projects.  Systemize, standardize, and simplify the electrical projects.

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.

Key Accountabilities

• Electrical Engineering– Specify and evaluate the equipment and installation for all electrical equipment. Evaluate drawings, teach, and train other discipline engineers on electrical specialty. Assess electrical capacity versus current demand. Evaluate end of life and innovate new characteristic changes on all electrical infrastructure.
• Support operation of Facilities electrical systems including but not limited to generators, electrical panels, busways, transformers, breakers, and lighting and controls. Manage and maintain documentation for the site Electrical Systems. Communicate critical updates to site system operators
• Utility Outages – Coordinate all power outages with internal departments, contractors, and outside entities as required. Issue electrical schedules to affected customer and receive approval to proceed. Schedule contract work and equipment service support to complete each power outage.
• Support development of maintenance & investment budgets for the department electrical equipment and projects.
• Simplex (life safety) Expert – Coordinate all life safety work with life safety expert, Simplex. Provide feedback to Simplex on performance and required areas for improvement.  Evaluate project progress and identify areas for improvement. Coordinate life safety work with electrical contractor, equipment service, customer department, County inspector to ensure work is complete without impacting SQCEDM categories.
• Project Management - Work with internal customers and external consultants, contractors, and suppliers to develop initial concept, specifications, design drawing review, procurement scope, fabrication / construction, and installation-related documents.  

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
• minimum of 2 relevant co-op terms - 4 years of experience developing, coordinating, and managing Electrical, Mechanical and/or facility related projects preferred
• Use knowledge and experience to continually improve efficiency and effectiveness of tasks within area of expertise
• Actively support / participate in project team activities related to significant business innovation; develop and execute activities / tasks to achieve objectives of business team
• Demonstrate solid base of technical knowledge in day-to-day operations
• Strong data analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to use AutoCAD
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings

Working Conditions

• Ability to work overtime as needed to complete tasks
• Office, Shop, and Plant environment
• Work all appropriate weekends / shutdowns to manage projects and cover production needs.
• Complete work tasks under limited supervision

Why Honda

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
 

Total Rewards:

• Competitive base salary
• Overtime compensation
• Annual Bonus
• Associate lease car program with a cost
• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
• 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:

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite
   

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.