What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Controls Designer - Engineering Coordinator EX2 CL4 position at Honda?
Job Purpose
The Electrical Controls Design role provides high quality, reasonably priced, on-time hardware, software, and safety design solutions to ensure stable new model and new technology introduction in all HDMA North American manufacturing facilities.
Key Accountabilities
- Work in an engineering team atmosphere understand design requirements to create/modify automated production equipment.
- Provide electrical design to produce engineering hardware data to assemble/build, and wire a control system for production equipment
- Provide electrical design to produce engineering software data to accomplish the control task for production equipment processes. (i.e. PLC, HMI, Motion Control, and Robotic programming).
- Provide on-site support to install, system up, and mature the control system for production equipment.
- Create and maintain a critical path schedule, determine resources, and manage resources to produce the control system design deliverables to achieve the overall project milestones for medium to large projects/ medium to high complexity.
- Provide direct mentorship to Associate Engineers in role on a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio where technical knowledge transfer occurs to foster growth in other individual contributors
- Provide Project Leadership for equipment controls design for North America new model for an entire plant or new machine. Provide Plan versus actual reporting on QCDMS requirements and propose countermeasures to gaps encountered.
- Lead and attend design reviews to ensure design standards are achieved and design meets specification requirements for control system design deliverables for self and project team members. (peer reviews and mentee reviews)
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or 2-year Electrical related degree with 4 years’ experience.
- 2-8 years in Electrical/Controls Engineering on automated production equipment. (depends on educational background)
- Knowledge of machine safety regulations. Knowledge of NEC/NFPA 79 standards. Servo position control experience. Robotic integration experience. Field I/O networking experience. Project management capabilities. Basic background in automated equipment electrical hardware/software design. Knowledge of PLC and HMI hardware and software functions.
Workstyle
- 75% Office environment - Design.
- 25% Manufacturing floor - Debug/Install.
- Must be willing to conduct physical confirmations in the manufacturing environment and conduct testing/debug on the manufacturing floor and/or at vendor sites
- Travel up to 20% (North American Manufacturing Plants)
- Average work week is 45~48 hours (some weekends and 1 week shutdowns twice per year)
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.
