Senior Principal Engineer - Product Safety Investigations

American Honda Motor Company • Torrance, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Principal Engineer is responsible for managing and reporting product safety as it relates to regulatory matters. This includes official safety-related investigations for Automotive and Motorcycle products to ensure Honda's regulatory compliance, reporting, and on-time agency submissions. Conduct data analysis of market quality within Honda and the industry and report results to the department. Support the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD Act) Team.

Requirements

• 7 years of product technical experience.
• 3 years of experience in product safety or regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with the TREAD Act and NHTSA reporting requirements preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Nice To Haves

• 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 guide Quality Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Respond to official product safety investigations, including defect and non-compliance investigations.
• Clarify supplied engineering documents for agency appropriateness of US or Japan Market Quality investigations/results and support schedules and deadlines to submit reports on-time.
• Manage and coordinate internal, cross-functional teams to promote regulatory positioning of product issues and investigations.
• Ensure Market Quality testing scope reflects agency and customer viewpoints.
• Respond to agency quarterly meeting agenda items as well as special investigation requests.
• Conduct analysis of Market Quality data including NHTSA Vehicle Owner Questionnaire to find trends, identify emerging market issues and agency attention items with Honda and other OEM data.
• Support regulatory obligations under the TREAD Act, including Early Warning Reporting (EWR) process, data collection, documentation, and submission of safety-related information to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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).
• Career Growth: 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree