What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infotainment User Experience Senior Engineer position at Honda North America?
What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
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:
As an Infotainment UX Engineer you will conduct and utilize existing research to define and develop Infotainment solutions, features, and designs that satisfy customer needs and maintain competitiveness with the utmost quality of all infotainment development content with a focus on C.A.S.E. (Connected Autonomous Shared Electrification). At the Senior Engineer Level, you are an expert in your area and are expected to handle multiple projects simultaneously, while overseeing and developing other engineers.
Key Accountabilities:
- Use expert level knowledge of customer/market expectations and your function area to identify and initiate modifications to or new infotainment solutions within assigned area of responsibility.
- Analyze user research data to understand customers; needs and desires for infotainment systems (displays, information, interface, entertainment, features, controls, etc.).
- Propose and lead market research and user studies to ensure the competitiveness of responsible areas. Ensure the scope and quality of research is sufficient to draw conclusions that will guide vehicle user experience future directions, improvements, and Human-Machine Interface/user specifications.
- Lead the creation of new feature and user interface specifications.
- Verify the correct implementation of specifications within assigned area of responsibility on test setups and vehicles.
- Mentor newer associates in best practices. Lead other engineers on projects by communicating the vision and outcomes needed along with guidance to achieve them.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:
- Bachelors degree in Human Factors, Industrial Design, UX design; Engineering, Psychology, or Product Development
- 5 years relevant experience
- Experience conducting user-centered research in educational and/or professional environment
- Product Benchmarking
- Experience with GUI prototyping preferred (Figma, ProtoPie, Axure, Kanzi, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to produce presentation documents
Working Conditions:
- Sitting (40%), Vehicle testing (35%), Standing (10%), Walking (10%), Reaching (5%), Crouching (4%), Bending (4%), stooping (4%), Lift/Carry 50lbs (2%), Pushes/Pulls equip (2%)
- Exposure to: Flammable gases, Compressed gases, Extreme Temperatures, Radio Frequencies, Drive vehicles, Color vision
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- Paid Overtime
- Regional Bonus (when applicable)
- 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
Additional Offerings:
- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- Lifestyle Account
- Childcare Reimbursement Account
- Elder Care Support
- Wellbeing Program
- Community Service and Engagement Programs
- Product Programs
- Free Drinks Onsite
Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.
