Principal Research Development Engineer

at  Honda

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead all aspects of research projects and independently manage technical program resources including leading direct and/or indirect reports and while maintaining leading knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories. Builds the capability of less experienced team members.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with external research partners to leverage outside expertise and capabilities.
• As a Subject Matter Expert, fosters development of new research areas, proposing and leading all aspects of new activities independently.
• Within assigned R&D activities, identify root cause of highly technical and multidisciplinary problems and develop plans, designs, test systems, materials, techniques and processes to achieve objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ph.D. with 3 years or B.S./M.S. with 6 years of experience or relevant experience in science/engineering research capacity.
• 3 or more years of experience Other Job-Specific Skills
• Passion for research, solving hard problems, and challenging the status quo.
• Ability to learn new topics of apply principles to design and manufacturing challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams
• Design experiments to test hypothesis and prove them out.
• Confidently make autonomous decisions bounded by the research mission and understanding of the company business model.
• Clearly communicate new research and technology concepts and ideas to technical team members and management.
• Scientifically analyze data provided from tests and experiments to gather knowledge and understanding of the subject of research.
• Oversee overall research project schedule, budget, and direction.

• Manages a portfolio of R&D projects using applied scientific and engineering principles in the area of advanced engineering and manufacturing technologies with both internal and external partners. Will be responsible for proposing new research activities and leading teams of cross-functional direct and/or indirect researchers in the execution of research activities. Specific areas include, but are not limited to, Additive Manufacturing (AM) for agile development and end-use components, design and manufacture of battery cells and components, efficiency improvement using Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodologies, and emerging manufacturing technologies. Will use Subject Matter Expertise and industry knowledge to help develop research strategies.