Product Test Engineer at American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Job Description
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 PS&P business unit, the product test engineer is responsible for the quality of new products under development, and confirms the quality through product testing and specification setting activities in order to meet the customer’s requirements and maintain Honda’s high quality and customer satisfaction.
Key Accountabilities
- Confirm the quality of new products and components under development using these methods:
- Product bench marking against competitors and market sensing
- Prototype confirmation testing
- Set targets with the use of DA’s and FTA
- Ensure guidelines, standards, and regulations are met
- Confirm customer requirement and Honda quality with prototypes and pre-production samples.
- Key Data Collecting (National Instruments, Instron, Hioki, etc.)
- Work in small project teams reporting to the Test Project Leader to meet the targets and schedule of the development by ensuring:
- Deadlines achieved (Testing 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
- Participate in market quality improvement themes. 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
Required Education:
Bachelor'd Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, etc)
Required Experience:
5 or more years of engineering experience (Power equipment or powersports preferred)
Decisions Expected
- Independently balance workload for testing
- Judging the product under test for meeting requirements
- ▪Deciding the target and of the machine under development
Working Conditions
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.
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