American Honda Motor Company, Inc. · 2 days ago
Senior Materials Engineer
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. is looking for qualified individuals to join their team as Senior Materials Engineers. The role involves conducting materials research, managing projects, and developing specifications while ensuring compliance with quality and time standards.
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Responsibilities
Conduct new material technology sensing using various methods of investigation including on-line investigation, networking with local and overseas colleagues, and collaborating with material and part suppliers to gather/analyze technological data, determine feasibility, and present findings to technical management
May act as Assistant Large Project Leader or Project Leader for assigned research projects of limited scope and complexity, overseeing/maintaining overall project schedule/budget/direction/progress including coordinating project targets with management, managing project work output of PLs and PICs, creating/updating material specifications and providing assistance or mentoring to PLs and PICs to ensure project quality/cost/specification targets are met
May act as department PL for assigned development models, primarily of limited scope and complexity such as small regulation or marketability changes, participating in project team meetings, coordinating project resources to meet deadlines, initiating/proposing technical collaboration and negotiating strategically to gain acceptance of countermeasures to proposed design modifications
As PIC for assigned research and development projects, conducts project testing & evaluation of design parts/manufacturing processes through activities including planning/executing tests, conducting failure analysis, analyzing test results, creating/revising material specifications, interfacing with design engineers to propose design changes/recommend countermeasures to ensure parts meet design specifications, and creating/presenting final reports to technical management
Coordinates new supplier qualification activities, interfacing with laboratories selected to support project research, development, and/or testing to ensure new materials/parts quality standards are met and required documents such as confidentiality agreements/PRs are created/processed
Investigates new technologies/processes for assigned special projects, including conducting market/cost benefit analysis to determine competitive advantage/feasibility and presenting concepts/findings to management for approval to test new technology/processes
Actively participates in cross-training and process improvement efforts, including continuous knowledge acquisition in area of specialty, new testing technology research and tracking material science trends
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related discipline (e.g. Materials Science/Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Chemical Engineering) or equivalent work experience
2+ years of relevant experience
Excellent knowledge of fundamental engineering concepts and terminology, the units of measurement, and their interrelationship common to all branches of engineering
Excellent project management skills
Ability to learn and advance new technologies
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Must be able to possess a high level of confidentiality
Benefits
Paid Overtime
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)
Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
Training and Development programs
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
Lifestyle Account
Childcare Reimbursement Account
Elder Care Support
Wellbeing Program
Community Service and Engagement Programs
Product Programs
Company
American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
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Funding
Current Stage
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Recent News
2026-01-16
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