Product Marketability Testing Engineer - Power Sports

at  Honda

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop basic component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles that achieve concept targets, function requirements, and manufacturing requisites with minimal supervision. Communicate specification requirements and manufacturing control points via prototype, production drawings and prepare test summaries.
• Set basic performance targets to satisfy vehicle concept and competitiveness. Perform validations of specification targets, requirements, components, and complete vehicles through application of engineering principles, simulations, and physical testing with minimal supervision. Maintain accurate technical, development, and administrative documentation as required.
• Create and manage schedule of individual work to ensure deadlines are met, communicate resource needs with supervisor, and effectively utilize contractor resources with minimal supervision. Consistently communicate project status real time and participate in project meetings, discussions, and development events.
• Generate basic ideas that contribute to the evolution of new technologies. Support maturation of ideas to prepare for development applications with minimal supervision.
• Support market quality themes. Utilize problem-solving methods to investigate root causes. Advance and implement C/M specs as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Engineering experience desired, preferably in Power Sports industry.
• Capable data acquisition and laboratory skills/techniques.
• Capable analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization.
• Capable understanding of development project cycles, milestones.
• Capable in FTA, FMEA.
• Competent in written and oral communication.
• Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization.
• Competent in creating a plan and schedule.
• Competent time management skills.
• Must be able to possess a high level of confidentiality.
• Previous operation of powersports products desired (M/C, ATV, SXS).

Marketability Testing Engineer is responsible for executing development projects to generate functioning prototypes that will eventually become production ATV/SxS vehicles, researching and applying new technologies to support business targets and maintaining global vehicle product quality.