Sr. Principal Architect

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

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Principal Architect-software defined vehicle platform to join the FastPort business venture team. The individual plays a strategic role in designing, developing, and evolving cutting-edge software-defined platforms that enable scalable, high-performance applications. Key responsibilities include Architecture, Design and develop SDV platforms, Research emerging software-defined technologies and adapt to the products, work with other key stake holders and team members within the organization, drive proof of concept for new technologies and provide technical leadership

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain the overall architecture of the SDV platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Define technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives and emerging industry trends. 
• Technical Leadership: Provide comprehensive roadmap on architecture, integration, best practices, and industry standards.
• Innovation: Promote innovation and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaboration: Work closely with software architecture design teams, product management, and development teams
• Standards & Practices: Develop and grow development standards, ensuring alignment with next-generation platform architecture.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelors degree
• 12+ years of experience in designing object-oriented systems and applying design patterns.
• Proven experience in designing and developing Software-Defined Platforms (SDP)
• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, platform development, or embedded systems.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring experience, guiding engineering teams in architectural decisions.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, system engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of the automotive industry, products and technology 
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking, business judgement, negotiating, analytical and presentation skills
• Strong initiative to align the strategy with wide range of stakeholders
• Start-up environment experience is beneficial.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to perform code reviews

Workstyle

• Open office environment
• Start -Up environment 
• Travel – None
   

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 
• 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:

• 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.