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 PurposeAs a member of our Chassis Division, you will be responsible for the operation, daily management, and improvement of an automotive driving simulator.
Key Accountabilities - Ensure readiness and high-quality operation of the Driving Simulator hardware and software.
- Support integration of vehicle dynamics CAE models in various software.
- Verify the readiness of vehicle dynamics CAE models by conducting pre-checks for model performance.
- Support testing in the Driving Simulator as the control panel operator.
- Manage scheduling system and booking.
- Manage CAE model file organization.
- Log and summarize simulation parameters for each test.
- Continually update Driving Simulator issues and improvement tracking list.
- Maintain operation and know-how manuals.
- Participate in improvement activities to continually increase efficiency and effectiveness of Driving Simulator mechanical, control, and software operation and output.
- Join in Vehicle Dynamics CAE modelling and specification optimization in support of research and development projects.
- Support in analysis to correlate Driving Simulator subjective data to objective and subjective metrics of actual vehicle track test data.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills - Bachelor's Degree in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
- 0-2 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Familiarity with 1D CAE, 3D CAE, and programming language software such as Carsim, Carmaker, Adams, Simpack, Amesim, Matlab, Python, and Excel VBA.
- Understanding of suspension, steering, and brake system and component performance concepts.
- Ability to breakdown complex concepts into simple summaries.
- Detail oriented with excellent organizational abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Working Conditions - Physical testing on-site and working at desk on-site.
- Exposure to test equipment and moving parts.
- Ability to climb stairs and ingress/egress into Driving Simulator cockpit.
- Ability to evaluate sensory inputs (not have severe aversion to motion sickness).
- Minimal travel is required (10%).
- Overtime is expected based on project demands and responsibilities.
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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