Equipment Design Senior Engineer - Robotics

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 Electrical Design Robotics role provides high quality, on-time robotic hardware, software, and safety designs equipment to ensure stable new model and new technology introduction in all HDMA North American manufacturing facilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the creation of a critical path schedule, determine, and manage resources to produce the robotics system design deliverables to achieve the overall project milestones for medium to large projects/ medium to high complexity.
• Provide direct mentorship to NE, EX1 and EX2 associates at a 1:4 or 1:5 ratio where technical knowledge transfer occurs to foster growth in other individual contributors.
• Lead peer and mentee reviews.
• Lead the implementation of robotics design for a new model across multiple lines, including any new machines or processes.
• Provide Plan versus actual reporting on QCDMS requirements and propose countermeasures to gaps encountered.
• Lead and or attend design reviews to ensure design standards and specification requirements are met. Influence the development of group methods and processes.
• Lead the application of new robotic processes.
• Lead robot system evaluation checks and buyoffs at Honda and Robot vendors.
• Lead and/or perform simulation studies, robot configuration and programming in both online and offline scenarios.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Microsoft Office Product proficiency, Robot CAD, Simulation Proficiency

Working Conditions

• Based on project needs, work in the engineering office at a desk station or the plant floor.75% Office Environment, 25% Manufacturing Floor
• Ability to support robot installations all over North America, including weekends and shutdown work in the plant. 40-50 hrs per week, up to 20-40% weekends per year.
• Work in all FRAME departments, WE(Weld), AF(Assembly), PA(Paint), ST(Stamping), POPA(Plastics).
• Some troubleshooting or hands on work with the robot systems and automation can be strenuous, with long hours standing or moving around the equipment.
• Willing to conduct physical confirmations in the manufacturing environment and conduct/debug on the manufacturing floor and / or at vendor sites.

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.