Mechanical Development Engineer (101536)

As a Mechanical Development Engineer at Honda, you will be responsible for preparing and conducting crash safety tests on vehicle developments, analysing test and simulation data, and summarising results in written reports. The role involves developing planning targets, collaborating with design engineers, and ensuring robust occupant protection performance through calibration and validation of crash sensing systems. Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) and have 0–2 years of relevant experience. Familiarity with CAE tools such as LS-Dyna, ANSA, Meta-Post, Catia, Linux OS, and MS Office is preferred. The position requires willingness to work in a physical testing environment, including component and full-vehicle crash tests, and may involve overtime and occasional travel.

The Mechanical Development Engineer at Honda plays a vital role in advancing vehicle safety through innovative crash safety testing and analysis. This position is responsible for preparing and conducting crash safety tests at both component and full vehicle levels, analysing test and simulation data, and summarising results in written reports. The role involves developing planning targets and specifications, collaborating with design engineers, and ensuring robust occupant protection performance across regulatory and consumer conditions. Honda offers a competitive base salary, paid overtime, regional bonuses, industry-leading benefits, paid time off, 401K with company match, relocation assistance, education reimbursement, and various wellbeing and support programmes. The company values diversity, continuous improvement, and career growth.

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

A Crash Test Engineer will be responsible for preparing and properly performing crash safety related tests; both component level and full car to support vehicle developments. They should then be able to analyze test and simulation data and summarize the results via written reports.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for preparing and properly performing crash safety related testing for vehicle developments, analyzing test and simulation data and summarizing the results.
• General activities will also include developing planning targets & specifications for the crash safety performance and collaborating with other design engineers.
• Test results and analysis to be communicated through written reports, summaries and small group meetings.
• Responsible for developing, calibrating, and validating crash sensing systems and strategies, including sensor performance evaluation, crash event detection analysis, and coordination with restraint system engineers to ensure robust occupant protection performance across regulatory and consumer test conditions

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (or Equivalent).
• 0-2 years relevant experience in crash safety test industry.
• CAE tools preferred (LS-Dyna, ANSA, Meta-Post), Catia, Linux OS, MS Office.

Working Conditions

• Willingness to work in a physical testing environment is required, including execution of physical tests (component, and full-vehicle crash tests). Overtime work and occasional travel will be required depending on project need.

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

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.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing and properly performing crash safety related testing for vehicle developments.
• Analyse test and simulation data and summarise results via written reports, summaries, and small group meetings.
• Develop planning targets and specifications for crash safety performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other design engineers to support vehicle developments.
• Take ownership of developing, calibrating, and validating crash sensing systems and strategies, including sensor performance evaluation and crash event detection analysis.
• Coordinate with restraint system engineers to ensure robust occupant protection performance across regulatory and consumer test conditions.

Skills:

• Experience with crash safety test industry is required.
• Familiarity with CAE tools such as LS-Dyna, ANSA, Meta-Post, Catia, Linux OS, and MS Office is preferred.
• Ability to work in a physical testing environment, including component and full-vehicle crash tests, is essential.

Education:

• A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required.