Honda Motors

Manufacturing Principal Engineer

Honda Motors$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
  • 8+ years of relevant engineering work experience, particularly in manufacturing (Stamping, Plastics, Weld, Paint, or Assembly)
  • Knowledge and experience with Honda Business Planning Process
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with customers and internal teams
  • Demonstrated expertise in category-specific engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead strategy and standards for improvement activities in assigned manufacturing departments and across multiple plants
  • Conduct studies for project evaluations, new model requests, and business planning themes
  • Collect and analyze data for characteristics benchmarking and best practice sharing
  • Analyze Production Engineering Work Orders and develop engineering concept sheets for various projects
  • Provide input from the production floor to support new models and project teams at all levels.

Benefits

  • Competitive Base Salary
  • Regional Bonus when applicable
  • Manager Lease Car Program with no cost for car, maintenance, and insurance
  • Industry-leading Benefit Plans including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Rx
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • 401K Plan with company match and additional contribution
  • Relocation assistance if eligible
  • Advancement Opportunities and Career Mobility
  • Education Reimbursement for continued learning and development
  • Lifestyle and Childcare Reimbursement Accounts
  • Elder Care Support and Tuition Assistance
  • Wellbeing Program and Community Service Engagement Programs
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

Develop strategies and standards to drive improvement activities toward achievement of benchmark manufacturing characteristics for continued profitability and smooth BEV introduction.

Key Accountabilities

  • Develop and lead strategy development, standard setting, and characteristic improvement activity at assigned factory department and across the region (multiple plants).
  • Lead requested studies for local department and across the region related to project evaluations (through E-plan), new model/capacity/allocation requests, and BP themes.
  • Characteristics Analysis - Data collection, benchmarking, best practice sharing.
  • Analyze and act on Production Engineering Work Orders (PEWO) through the development of the engineering concept sheet (ECS), payback calculations, and environmental documents.
  • Provide "voice of the floor" input to local, regional, and global new model and project teams


Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.


Minimum Experience:
  • 8+ years of relevant engineering work experience (preference toward experience in manufacturing category - Stamping, Plastics, Weld, Paint, or Assembly).


Other Job-Specific Skills:
  • Knowledge and experience with Honda Business Planning Process
  • Strong verbal and written skills to communicate effectively both with customers and internal project teams
  • Business acumen in a technical environment
  • Demonstrated category specific expertise


Working Conditions

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Flexible Work Schedule
  • Estimate 5-10 Business trips per year may be required to support regional initiatives and improve overall efforts to improve standardization across the region. This activity may require short-term assignments at other Honda sites for 1-to-2-week periods.
  • 5-15 hours of OT per week
  • Weekend and holiday work may be required.


What differentiates Honda and makes 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

About Honda Motors

Honda Motors is a leading manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment. The company was founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and has since grown to become one of the largest automotive companies in the world. Honda Motors is known for its innovative designs and commitment to sustainability, with a focus on developing environmentally friendly vehicles. The company operates in over 30 countries and has a strong presence in the United States, Japan, and Europe.
Learn more about Honda Motors
Size
204,035 employees
Market Cap
$41.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$414.5 billion
Founded
1948
5 Year Trend
+0.8%
Revenue
$13,004.8 billion
NASDAQ

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