Principal Design 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:

• Generates Final ‘Class A’ Surface Data in collaboration with Styling, Packaging, Engineering, Supplier & Factory in all stages from Concept to Production Stages to support Mass Production. Acts as a Mentor for data quality & efficiency.
• Functions as a Project Leader (PL) and/or Person in Charge (PIC) to support issuance of Official Data used for Factory & Tooling Data.
• Leads production projects, and responsible for delivering quality data to Ohio team on time.

 Key Accountabilities:

• Generates & manages ‘Class A’ Surface Data from Concept to Production Stages to support Mass Production and ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Performs as a Data Project Leader for FMCs or collaborates with project leader for MMC/FMC development.
• Leads discussions with Ohio Engineers to incorporate high level feasibility for Final Production Data & leads data team members to apply feasibility in the dataset.
• Functions as data technical expert to observe and collect information on data quality, method and gives input regarding technical process and method as needed.
• Generates reports to supervisor, PL, GL and/or Manager of issues and gaps related to area of responsibility in a timely manner.

Workstyle:

• Hybrid

Visa sponsorship:

• This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline or equivalent technical experience (Advanced Catia and/or Alias CAD Software).
• 10 or more years of experience.
• Advanced understanding of Injection Molded Plastics and/or Sheet Metal Stamping fundamentals.
• Advanced understanding of Theoretical Intersections, Curve relationships, Smoothing, & G3 Curvature Continuous Curves
• Strong knowledge and experience with Surface highlights, Curve Analysis, Draft, & min Radius Tools
• Highly detail-oriented with Appearance Quality, encompasses a deep understanding of Fit & Finish, Gaps, & Flushness

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.)
•    Regional Bonus (when applicable)
•    Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
•    Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
•    Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
•    Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
•    401(K) Plan with company match + additional contribution

Career Growth:
•    Advancement Opportunities
•    Career Mobility  
•    Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
•    Training and Development Programs 

Additional Offerings:
•    Lifestyle Account
•    Childcare Reimbursement Account
•    Elder Care Support
•    Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
•    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.