Mechanical Senior Design Engineer
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Location: Haw River, NC 27258, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Professional Services
Occupational Category: 49-9042.00 – Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Posted: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
Valid Through: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Job Description
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is hiring a Mechanical Senior Design Engineer in Haw River, NC. This is a full-time position.
< p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> < strong> < u> What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda< /u> < /strong> < br> 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.”< /span> < /span> < /p> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.< /span> < /span> < /p> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!< /span> < /span> < /p> < div> < div style='padding: 10px 0; border: 1px solid transparent; '> < div style='font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; '> < H2 style='font-size: 1em; margin: 0'> < u> < b> Job Purpose< /b> < /u> < /H2> < /div> < div> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; "> Guide new technologies and mass production developments by generating new technical ideas and maturing concepts designs and drawings to meet the established specification and guidelines with the key purpose of maintaining Honda’s high quality and customer’s satisfaction in mainly, but not limited to, the Power Products category.< /p> < /div> < /div> < div style='padding: 10px 0; border: 1px solid transparent; '> < div style='font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; '> < H2 style='font-size: 1em; margin: 0'> < u> < b> Key Accountabilities< /b> < /u> < /H2> < /div> < div> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Working independently with minimal support from upper-level associates utilizing key tools to generate high level drawings representing key technologies that meet the specification targets: < /span> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> 2D/3D CAD Software (Catia)< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> FTA/FMEA< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Drawing Issue Processing (Endeavor)< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Appropriate Guidelines, Standards, and Regulation< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Key Design Calculations (Gear, Spring, FEA, Tolerance Stacks, etc.)< /li> < /ul> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> With these drawings, facilitate the prototype generation, engineering estimates, supplier negotiations, factory assembly confirmations and finally mass production specification setting.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Support on-site activities such as prototype builds and collaboration with research members to understand test related concerns and implement countermeasures to design.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Drive or establish small project teams through Project Leader Role to meet the targets and schedule of the development by ensuring: < /span> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Deadlines achieved (SED and TE Milestones)< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Resource needs are coordinated with supervisor< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Effectively utilize contractor resources< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Communicate project status and participate or lead project meetings, discussions, and development events.< /li> < /ul> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Drive or establish bill of materials to track impacts of new technologies, features, and components by using cost tables, cost simulation software, and supplier quoting to guarantee project team cost targets are maintained.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Drive and develop basic ideas to improve Honda competiveness by product features and technologies, or by factory or development efficiency with minimal supervision.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Support or drive market quality and VA themes with minimal supervision. Utilize problem-solving methods to analyse root causes. Develop and implement C/M specs as necessary with minimal supervision. Support recurrence prevention when appropriate.< /span> < /li> < /ul> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < /p> < p> < strong> < /strong> < /p> < /div> < /div> < div style='padding: 10px 0; border: 1px solid transparent; '> < div style='font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; '> < H2 style='font-size: 1em; margin: 0'> < u> < b> Qualifications, Experience, and Skills< /b> < /u> < /H2> < /div> < div> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < strong> Minimum Educational Qualifications< /strong> < /p> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in related field.< /span> < /li> < /ul> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < /p> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < strong> Minimum Experience< /strong> < /p> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> 2+ years engineering experience preferably in Power Products or Powersports.< /span> < /li> < /ul> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < /p> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < strong> Other Job-Specific Skills< /strong> < /p> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Strong ability to guide small development teams.< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff/management< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Competent in FTA, FMEA, dimensional tolerance stack-ups and application< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Competent drawing and layout skills/techniques, include understanding of CAE principles< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Competent in creating a plan and schedule< /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> Competent in understanding product development schedules< /li> < /ul> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < /p> < p style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < strong> Please Note: Sponsorship for employment visa status for these positions is unavailable. Applicants requiring sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., F-1 CPT/OPT, H-1B, TN, etc.) will not be considered.< /strong> < /p> < /div> < /div> < div style='padding: 10px 0; border: 1px solid transparent; '> < div style='font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; '> < H2 style='font-size: 1em; margin: 0'> < u> < b> Working Conditions< /b> < /u> < /H2> < /div> < div> < ul> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> < strong> Travel: < /strong> Amount varies based on project demands/responsibilities, conferences, etc.; includes possible overseas travel.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> < strong> Physical: < /strong> Primarily works at a desk or scope; frequent keyboarding. Limited kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching, or bending.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> < strong> Hazards: < /strong> Risks found in a typical office & shop setting. May be exposed to explosives/flammables, pressurized equipment, toxic chemicals and moving parts.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> < strong> Overtime: < /strong> Overtime expected based on project demands/responsibilities.< /span> < /li> < li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; "> < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "> Maintains professional conduct and follows all departmental, safety DEPARTMENT, and COMPANY policies, Procedures, AND rules.< /span> < /li> < /ul> < /div> < /div> < /div> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> < strong> < u> What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?< /u> < /strong> < /span> < /span> < /p> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> < strong> Total Rewards: < /strong> < /span> < /span> < /p> < ul> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Paid Overtime< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Regional Bonus (when applicable)< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) < /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability < /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Relocation assistance (if eligible)< /span> < /span> < /li> < /ul> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> < strong> Career Growth: < /strong> < /span> < /span> < /p> < ul> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Advancement Opportunities< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Career Mobility < /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Training and Development programs < /span> < /span> < /li> < /ul> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> < strong> Additional Offerings: < /strong> < /span> < /span> < /p> < ul> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Lifestyle Account< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Childcare Reimbursement Account< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Elder Care Support< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Wellbeing Program< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Community Service and Engagement Programs< /span> < /span> < /li> < li> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Product Programs< /span> < /span> < /li> < /ul> < p> < /p> < p> < /p> < p> < span style="font-size: 16.0px"> < span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 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.< /span> < /span> < /p>
Education Requirements
high school
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