Mechanical Development Chief Engineer

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 :

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Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

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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.