Tooling and Die Design Senior Engineer

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

8d•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! This role provides technical leadership for North American plastic bumper and instrument panel tooling by directing mold design, initial process development, and tooling maturation, producing optimized 3D models and stable machine process windows that enable reliable, high quality production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Plastics Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology or Manufacturing Engineering, Associate’s Degree with 4 years of additional relevant experience, or 6 years of additional relevant experience with no degree.
2-8 years of relevant experience based on education.
CAD software experience
Mechanical/manufacturing knowledge

Responsibilities

Lead and manage new model mold and tooling design by defining technical specifications and reviewing designs produced by external suppliers (20%)
Lead tooling trials to define robust machine process windows and validate tooling performance to ensure mass production readiness (20%)
Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify root causes of mold related issues and drive effective corrective actions for both new model and production tooling (15%)
Translate customer requirements and specifications into new and existing molds/dies to ensure alignment with quality, functional, and production needs (10%)
Design plastic injection molds, thermoforming jigs, and bumper/IP tooling using NX CAD to meet project, quality, and manufacturability objectives (5%)
Perform mold flow and structural simulations to predict potential failure points and develop data‑driven countermeasures that enhance tooling performance (5%)
Investigate and implement business related improvement items (10%)
Investigate potential new model designs and provide feedback to product designers (10%)
Provide mentorship and guidance to co-ops and other associates (5%)