Quality Assurance Principal Engineer at American Honda Motor Co Inc

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!

Location

Raymond,OH
 
Job Purpose

Develop the North America Quality Management System (QMS) including identification/resolution of business practice concerns, assuring compliance to ISO9001, and assuring compliance to government Conformity of Production (CoP) requirements. 
 
Key Accountabilities

• As a regional function, develop, maintain, and assure adherence to the North American Quality Management System (QMS) through leadership of the Regional Quality Standardization committee.
• Identify and resolve issues to improve business practices involving QMS compliance by leading working groups with QMS representatives and subject matter experts.
• Integrate requirements for improvements from internal sources such as ISO9001 compliance audits, risk assessments, and regular PDCA, as well as external sources such as normal warranty issues, recalls, government audits and external ISO9001 compliance audits.
• Strategically lead the development of solutions through guided expert recommendations to plant and business unit QMS representatives while building horizontal consensus across all HDMA locations for consistent application. 
• Build consensus with all levels of management in the North American factories and business units to determine how to change business operations to improve quality.
• Good understanding of Global Honda Quality Standards (GHQS) and how they apply to North America.
• Develop clear QMS supplements, standards and procedures.
• Compliance with ISO9001
• Lead auditor for ISO9001 internal audits and support external audits.  
• Negotiate with auditors on technical merits of C/M ideas.
• Create analysis reports.
• Lead and direct other departments to investigate/resolve non-conformities.
• Review and confirm effective countermeasures for audit results.
• Compliance with Government Regulation 
• Develop control plans to assure compliance to government Conformity of Production (CoP) requirements for countries requiring CoP or applying UN regulations (EU, China, Russia, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, Tunisia, etc.).
• Collaborate with factory Assistant Chief Inspecting Engineers (ACIE’s) to implement control plans and prepare for government audits.  
• Lead government audits to allow sale of our products in countries requiring CoP.
• Develop countermeasures to identified Gov't Regulation conformity concerns using Honda problem solving methods.
• Regional System Owner / Administration
• Administer and maintain systems required to manage the QMS, audit plans, non-conformities, training, and records (IntellaQuest: ISOQuest, DocuQuest, PeopleQuest, RecordQuest, AuditQuest, etc.).
• Plan and implement improvements with suppliers and Honda IT.

 
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; or equivalent and strongly-related experience
• 8+ years of related experience
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems, ISO9001, and Related Government Regulations.

 Workstyle

• Some remote work is acceptable for this position (hybrid).
• Frequent domestic travel and occasional international travel (Canada, Mexico)
• Expected 10-20 hours of overtime per week as needed.

Benefits and Total Rewards
 
What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?
 

Total Rewards:

• Competitive base salary
• Overtime compensation
• Annual Bonus
• Associate lease car program with a cost
• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
• 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:

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

 
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.
 

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.