Mechanical Development Chief Engineer

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

To achieve HDMA business targets, it is critically important to find whether a given part / system design is cost-driven and provides a reasonable value for the money.

The Cost Planning Chief Engineer is the recognized Technical Leader for the Design and Performance Category.

All cost-related issues requiring adjudication or direction setting come to him as final decision-making authority.

They are well aware of emerging technologies in their field and demonstrate technical competence, breadth of knowledge, and leadership in deciding direction and method to address matters relating to Cost.

They have the experience to recognize and quantify a proposal’s effect on cross-functional areas and interpret the downstream effects on the overall business.

Key Accountabilities

Expertise and Credibility :

Possesses a thorough knowledge of standard and novel manufacturing processes used to produce parts in their field.

Through their own experience, they can recognize whether a part is efficiently crafted for ease of manufacture and optimized for cost.

Can also recognize the innovation point or enabling technology that makes for an excellent design.

Conversely, can identify areas where improvement opportunities exist and by what means.

They stay abreast of the latest developments and technologies trending in their field.

Has a thorough understanding of Regulations, Market competitiveness, Cost and Weight and accounts for these factors in his decision making.

Verification and Judgement :

Evaluates the reasonableness of cost targets and VA / VE proposals by carefully examining the logic and assumptions that were used in creating them.

Can judge the Feasibility of a proposal, including the path necessary for implementation (ex., DR-theme, new supplier QAV, Factory investment) and application timing.

Finds the Ranking and Judgement of cost-related items.

Gives Approval or issues instructions as needed.

Correlation activity

On-site attendance at the benchmarking workshop provides background, context, and leadership in the discussions with the vendor.

Consults regularly with counterparts in the Japan Cost Planning Division.

Consults regularly with Purchasing and key suppliers to interpret the current situation in the supply chain.

Collaborates with relevant stakeholders to interpret the impact on other metrics resulting from Cost proposals (ex. Quality, Ergonomics, Maintenance etc.)

Other

Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by management.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in the Engineering field.

Minimum Experience

20+ years of experience combining product development and design team leadership.

Other Job-Specific Skills

Technical expertise in the part materials and manufacturing process.

Ability to find if a design is optimized for

cost / investment / customer

viewpoint

Basic use of CATIA (not specialist), Excel, and PowerPoint for analysis and reporting.

Works well in a Team setting or independently in a fast-paced environment.

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.