Senior Principal Engineer - Space Technology Development

Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.,LLC•Raymond, OH

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

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 This position will establish and lead engineering and technical development targeted for the U.S. space industry by building a high-performing engineering organization, transferring critical technologies and expertise from Japan, and establishing the facilities, capabilities, and processes needed to drive advanced development and long-term competitiveness.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (e.g. Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field)
Around 10 years of relevant experience.
Prior experience in aerospace or space systems development and working with NASA or equivalent space agencies preferred.
Prior experience leading systems engineering activities in space programs.
Experience in space hardware and/or software development, space experiments / investigation design, or space mission execution.
Familiarity with NASA or the US space industry development and program approval processes
Applicants for this role must be a US citizen, to qualify.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical leader aligning engineering activities with program objectives, customer needs, quality expectations, and long-term business growth.
Develop, implement, and oversee a Safety & Mission Assurance framework that meets space industry expectations and regulatory requirements and ensure product reliability, risk mitigation, and compliance
Identify, establish, and scale U.S. development and testing capability both internally and externally to support model build, testing, and evaluation
Establish and lead a high-performing U.S. engineering organization by hiring, developing, and mentoring technical talent across multiple disciplines to support long-term product and capability growth
Define, standardize, and continuously improve engineering development processes including systems engineering, configuration management, design reviews, verification/validation, and readiness gate criteria to transform automotive development capabilities into space-qualified development processes
Drive successful technology and know-how transfer from Japan to the U.S. ensuring engineering teams fully understand the design intent, processes, standards, and system-level technical integration