Principal Vehicle Frame Engineer - Fleet-as-a-Service (FaaS) Program

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

The Lead Vehicle Frame Engineer will lead and coordinate vehicle frame design, oversee engineers, designers, testers, and suppliers to ensure that our products meet the specified standards of quality, performance, and safety.

This Engineer will also lead projects and teams, set milestones and ensure on time results, communicate effectively with stakeholders, coordinate with and manage partnerships with other divisions/Honda companies, vendors and suppliers, support the team in developing new methodologies and partnerships. They will coordinate and oversee all contracted work for the vehicle including but not limited to overseeing and reviewing FEA runs and results, quality checks and approvals, and technical reviews of the vehicle.

This role holds accountability for the overall vehicle platform, including integration across all systems and final technical outcomes, and operates as the primary technical authority to ensure alignment across cross-functional stakeholders.

The Lead Vehicle Frame Engineer should be the able to work independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

Key Accountabilities

Development and Production Coordination:

Responsible for leading and coordinating the vehicle frame design and development of FaaS vehicle, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and organizational goals.

Develop and maintain positive relationships with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of quality materials and services, and resolving any issues that may arise. Selecting the appropriate maker layouts and maintaining development schedules.

Monitor supplier performance and conduct regular audits and reviews. Collaborate with internal teams such as engineering, production, and quality to align supplier capabilities with business needs and set objectives and milestones related to vehicle development. Provide direction and feedback to design and development teams, setand enforce vehicle-level technical specifications, and review test results. Lead evaluations for feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and quality of design and development solutions.

Approve and validate CATIA models and drawing to ensure alignment with overall vehicle requirements.

• Think critically and apply fundamental engineering principles to complex targets
• Approve CATIA models and drawings
• Set technical specifications and determine pass/no pass standards

Project Management:

Responsible for the development and execution of powertrain related project milestones within scope, budget, and time constraints. Define objectives, scope, and deliverables, and coordinate with stakeholders and team members throughout the project. Monitor and control project progress, quality, and risks, and communicate project status and issues to relevant parties.

• Plan and coordinate activities with design, test, production, and suppliers
• Create schedules and milestones
• Lead meetings, keep track of open and upcoming items and provide status reports

Lead Teams:

Responsible for ensuring effective collaboration and communication among team members and stakeholders. Identify gaps and needs, while moving projects forward to meet deadlines.

• Manage partnerships with other divisions/Honda companies, vendors and suppliers across multiple funcftional areas.
• Identify short and long-term function needs, develop plans and proposals
• Provide leadership across cross-functional and external teams, including influencing stakeholders.

Testing Oversight/Recommendations:

Responsible for reviewing vehicle related test results and ensuring adherence to quality standards and customer requirements/expectations. Evaluate the performance, functionality, usability, and reliability of testing solutions, and provide direction for improvement or acceptance.

• Create and actively monitor project targets and schedules cross-functionally and address concerns without supervision
• Responisble for confirming testing outcomes, integration requirements and final acceptance readiness.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• At least Bachelors level college degree in Engineering (preferably in Mechanical or Automotive or, similar STEM field of study.

Minimum Experience:

• 12+ years of related work experience in automotive or powersports
• Vehicle frame development related experience
• Experience supporting or leading cross-functional projects and teams related to system-level development
• CATIA 3D experience is highly desired.

Other Job-Specific Skills:

• Strong knowledge of the automotive and/or powersports industry, products and technology
• Comprehensive knowledge of all disciplines associated with Auto Research, Development, Sales and Manufacturing
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking, business judgement, negotiating, analytical and presentation skills
• Strong initiative to align the strategy with wide range of stakeholders
• Strong understanding of resource management
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in business strategy to help business partners communicate solution value to key stakeholders.
• Start-up environment experience is beneficial.
• Proven track record of successfully generating leads, closing deals, and achieving revenue targets.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed for networking events, conferences, and trade shows, and business activities, etc..

Working Conditions

• Based on the need to communicate with business units in multiple time-zones, off hours and some overtime will likey be required
• Annual travel requirements - both domestic and international may add upto approx 35%
• The onsite job location will be at our Marysville, OH office and a minimum 4 days per workweek in office is a mandatory requirement. One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

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

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.