Material and Process 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.

Materials and Process (M&P) Engineer will lead Research & Development (R&D) activity, especially for qualification and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of M&P for aircraft gas turbine engines. The role will be mainly responsible for process intensive materials of Additive Manufacturing (AM), however not limited to AM but forging, and casting in the future.

The main role are as follows:

1. Creating engineering requirements for M&P as well as manufacturing requirement to meet FAA regulations.
2. Leading technical aspects of M&P, and support design, lifing and quality activity.
3. Hands-on work of material database establishment to meet engineering and manufacturing requirements.

The role also requires strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills to communicate company internal project team, external subject matter experts and industrial and regulatory committees.

Key word for Abilities: Qualification, FAA certification, Metallurgy, additive manufacturing, forging, casting, lifing, Statistics, Reliability, Creativity, Flexibility, Persistence, Contribution, Challenging spirit, Project management, communication, leadership.

1. Creating M&P requirement

• Clarify and comply material qualification and regulatory certification requirements.
• Document design data such as specifications, qualification and certification plans/reports, material test plans/reports for submission to commercial aircraft engine regulatory agencies such as FAA designated authorities.
• Lead or coordinate internal/external activities to ensure that all agreed upon certification requirements are met for established M&Ps.

2. Technical lead & support

• Represent the project team in technical internal reviews with process engineer for M&P, especially AM.
• Work for development and implementation of post process, Non Destructive Testing (NDT).
• Support design optimization project, system and component level qualification test, supplier evaluation and qualification.
• Work with lifing engineers and any other related department and functions to develop lifing methodd.

Hands-on work

• Operate different types of material test equipment and potentially AM machines and post processing equipment.
• Implement and execute material testing and statistical data analysis.

Project management

• Identify necessary tasks to meet objectives of multiple project hierarchy.
• Plan and manage timeline of tasks to meet responsible project goal with participating in defining of engineering approaches and in planning/scheduling work.
• Ensure successful completion of the assigned project phase within the budgeted time and cost constraints.
• Participate and lead weekly meetings and effectively communicate with project leader and team members.
• Establish necessary environment with coordinating other departments and external organizations/suppliers.
• Periodically present project status or requests to senior and executive leadership.

Others

• Work in an international team environment and provide solutions.
• Provide technical mentorship to company member, leveraging the candidate's expertise.
• Self-drive to solve technical problems by a means of agreed with project leader.
• Create opportunities for fundamental research themes internally and externally with outside companies, universities, and research institutions.
• Represent the company in industrial consortiums, standardization development organizations and technical conferences as required.
• Attend on-site and off-site training and conferences as required.
• Support sustaining engineering, field event analysis as requested.

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience.

Minimum Experience Required

• Minimum of ten (10) years of industrial experience or equivalent.
• Experience with involved in the project writing 14cfr 33.15, 23.260, 25.613 or 29.603.
• Experience with metallurgical processes, especially additive manufacturing and/or welding technologies.
• Experience with developing company or industrial m&p specifications.
• Experience with developing statistical test planning and statistical data analysis for static strength property following standards / guidance
• Experience with material database development for static strength property
• Experience leading projects of multiple departments and backgrounds.

Preferred

• Experience with software related to additive manufacturing (3D modelling CAD , STL slicing, Build layout & parameter setting etc.)
• Experience with developing statistical test planning and statistical data analysis for fatigue or creep properties following standards / guidance.

• Ability to interpret and develop specifications other than M&P, such as sourcing specifications, material test specifications, and quality manuals.
• Strong hands-on ability and critical thinking skills.
• Willingness to balance hands-on work (in the lab) and engineering work (at the desk).
• Ability to generate a strategy and think independently without input from supervisors.
• Organizational skills with strong attention to detail and quality.
• Oral and written communication skills in multicultural environment
• Strong computer proficiency (work with many different software programs/analysis)
• Strong multi-tasking skills are essential to work on many projects at once.

• Onsite

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?
Total rewards:

• Competitive base salary
  (Pay will be based on several variables that includes but not limited to geographic location, work experience, education, etc.)
• Annual Bonus
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation Eligible
• Lifestyle account
• Childcare reimbursement account

Career Growth:

• Advancement opportunities
• Career mobility
• Education reimbursement for continued learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings:

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Business Resource Groups Involvement
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

• Ability to lift >25lbs.
• Visual display terminal work
• Respiratory PPE is required for metal powder handling.
• Domestic and international travel is expected for supplier visit, training and conferences.
• Frequent evening remote meetings with Japan and Europe is expected.
• OT may be allowed 5 hrs/week.

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.