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
As member of Advanced Safety Controls (ASC) Division, your role would support the advancement and integration of driving assistance and vehicle dynamics control technologies working towards the future of electrification and advanced safety in Honda and Acura products.
VCAP Integrated Performance engineers take ownership of developing a function or feature on the vehicle to suit the North American light duty truck (LDT) market customer such as, and not limited to, aspects of longitudinal ADAS control and Integrated Drive mode system development. Our group is uniquely positioned within ADC as we execute the entire V-Flow software / controls development process. We are responsible for the cross divisional gathering and formalization of vehicle level system requirements, allocating them down to individual units, creating software control specifications, verifying and validating integrated vehicle functions.
You would work under the leadership and guidance of senior members in the group to build your knowledge and technical skills with some autonomy as you gain experience
Key Accountabilities
- Support with identifying shortcomings in function specifications through market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and other research activities. Suggest solutions to improve the overall product to the customer from these activities.
- Verify integrated control system software function by completing standard requirement testing on simulation bench and in vehicle by proving grounds. Work with Technical Expert and other function person in charge to countermeasure any issues found.
- Validate integrated control system software through calibration by completing standard requirement testing on simulation bench and in vehicle by proving grounds. Work with Technical Expert and other function person in charge to countermeasure any issues found.
- Support with preparation of verification test result documentation for assigned function and clearly present documentation to Technical Expert and Chief Engineer at data verification reviews. Continue to submit all necessary information as the development process moves forward.
- Support with management of one or more functions in vehicle development projects specifically related to integrated control system specifications, actively maintain schedule and task list including internal, Japan Research and Development, and other function group schedules to ensure all expected deliverables are complete at each development milestone.
- Support ISO 26262 testing, maintain deliverable schedule, and ensure requirements are achieved and approved by technical experts.
- Correlate with Technical Expert to support the integration of software functions into the vehicle, as well as verification of the function.
Qualifications / Experience / Skills
Minimum Educational Qualifications : Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or Computer Science
Minimum Experience : Co-op / intern experience preferred
Other Job-Specific Skills :
Basic understanding of requirements management, function validation, diagnostics, and CAN structures or micro controller communication structuresFamiliarity with control specification developmentDemonstrated analytical skills necessary to troubleshoot control system issues, propose and implement potential solutionsHands on mechanical ability / understanding of vehicle systems and cross functional interactionsStrong PC Skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and other technical software)Experience with data acquisition systems such as ETAS and Vector CAN tools is a plusExperience with programming (C++, Python, Java, Matlab, etc) is a plusFamiliarity with ISO 26262 standard for functional safetWorking Conditions
Office work environmentRegional and global travel may be requiredCommitment to work necessary work hours to achieve all responsibilities, including overtime and operating periodically at early and late day hoursWhat 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 OvertimeRegional Bonus (when applicable)Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdownCompany Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability401K Plan with company match + additional contributionRelocation assistance (if eligible)Career Growth :
Advancement OpportunitiesCareer MobilityEducation Reimbursement for Continued LearningTraining and Development programsAdditional Offerings :
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan RepaymentLifestyle AccountChildcare Reimbursement AccountElder Care SupportWellbeing ProgramCommunity Service and Engagement ProgramsProduct ProgramsHonda 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.