Principal Engineer - Product Safety Investigations

Honda • Torrance, CA

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About The Position

The Principal Engineer is responsible for supporting the Sr. Principal Engineer with product safety and regulatory matters. This includes the support of official safety-related investigations for Automotive and Motorcycle products to ensure Honda's regulatory compliance, reporting and on-time submissions. Conduct data analysis of market quality within Honda and the industry and report results to the department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 7 years of product technical experience.
• 3 years of experience in product safety or regulatory compliance.
• Excellent ability to understand complex safety issues and technologies and explain situations in a simple way.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills to evaluate potential safety and compliance issues.
• Experience with quality analysis and defect/root cause investigation.
• Ability to quickly develop knowledge base and effectively engage in technical and regulatory discussions.
• Strong interpersonal skills with good leadership potential to support Sr. Principal Engineers and guide Quality Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Support responses to official product safety investigations, including defect and non-compliance investigations.
• Clarify supplied engineering documents for agency appropriateness and ensure US and/or Japan Market Quality investigations/results are clear and easy to understand.
• Support schedules and deadlines to manage appropriate submissions on-time.
• Coordinate with internal, cross-functional teams to promote regulatory positioning of product issues and investigations.
• Support Sr. Principal Engineer in ensuring Market Quality testing scope reflects agency expectations and customer viewpoints.
• Support Sr. Principal Engineer responses to agency's quarterly meeting agenda items and special investigation requests.
• Conduct data analysis of Market Quality data including NHTSA Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) to find trends and identify market issues.
• Monitor agency attention items with Honda and other OEM data.
• Inform Sr. Principal Engineer and escalate areas of concern where necessary.
• Stay current on FMVSS and assist with SED consultation and interpretation.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary.
• Regional Bonus (when applicable).
• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included).
• 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).
• Advancement Opportunities.
• Career Mobility.
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning.
• Training and Development Programs.
• Lifestyle Account.
• Childcare Reimbursement Account.
• Elder Care Support.
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment.
• Wellbeing Program.
• Community Service and Engagement Programs.
• Product Programs.
• Free Drinks Onsite.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree