Principal User Experience (UX) Engineer
About The Position
As an Infotainment UX Engineer, you will conduct and use existing research to define and develop infotainment solutions, features, and designs that meet customer needs and maintain competitiveness. You will help ensure the quality of infotainment development content, with a focus on C.A.S.E. (Connected Autonomous Shared Electrification). The role involves researching and analyzing user experience and user research data, proposing infotainment changes and solutions, creating specifications, and verifying implementation on test setups and vehicles. The position also includes team performance management and subject-matter expertise for the department. You will prepare and review development documentation, provide guidance to others, and create clear reports, presentations, and technical documents to record development activities and communicate with Technical Experts. This is a 100% onsite role at Honda’s corporate office location. Annual travel may be approximately 10%, largely domestic and very rarely international.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Factors, Industrial Design, UX Design, Mechatronics, Engineering, Psychology, Product Development, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of relevant industry experience.
- 1 to 3 years of experience supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific results within limited timeframes.
- Demonstrable experience conducting user-centered research in an educational or professional environment.
- Demonstrable product benchmarking experience.
- Demonstrable experience researching and reporting user experience for current and future automotive and consumer electronics products.
- Demonstrable experience analyzing user research data to understand customer needs and desires for infotainment systems.
- Demonstrable experience proposing infotainment modifications or solutions and creating feature and user interface specifications.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to produce presentation documents.
- Must be able to work 100% onsite at the corporate office location.
Nice To Haves
- Automotive or similar transportation industry experience is highly desirable.
- GUI prototyping experience is preferred, using tools such as Figma, ProtoPie, Axure, or Kanzi.
Responsibilities
- Research and report on the user experience of current and future automotive and consumer electronics products.
- Analyze user research data to understand customers’ needs and desires for infotainment systems, including displays, information, interfaces, entertainment, features, and controls.
- Correlate findings and propose modifications or new infotainment solutions within the assigned area of responsibility.
- Create feature and user interface specifications.
- Verify that specifications are correctly implemented within the assigned area on test setups and vehicles.
- Manage and report on team performance; set objectives for direct reports or project team members, hold them accountable, and take corrective action when needed.
- Conduct formal individual performance management and appraisal.
- Serve as a departmental subject-matter expert and maintain current knowledge of emerging technologies, regulations, and industry best practices through professional development, conferences, and specialist publications.
- Compile or develop documentation such as specification sheets, test reports, evaluation documents, and drawings, and submit required information according to schedule.
- Review team members’ documents for completeness and quality, and provide guidance as needed.
- Write clear and concise reports, presentations, and technical documents that record development activities and communicate directly with Technical Experts.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary, based in part on geographic location and work experience.
- Regional bonus when applicable.
- Manager Lease Car Program, including car, maintenance, and insurance at no cost.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefit plans.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and shutdown.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
- 401(k) plan with company match and additional contribution.
- Relocation assistance, if eligible.
- Advancement opportunities and career mobility.
- Education reimbursement for continued learning.
- Training and development programs.
- Lifestyle Account.
- Childcare Reimbursement Account.
- Elder Care Support.
- Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment.
- Wellbeing Program.
- Community Service and Engagement Programs.
- Product Programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
