Automobile Development Project Manager

The automobile development project manager at Honda is responsible for coordinating and executing new model project activities, including manufacturing, quality, and production, to achieve quality, cost, and delivery targets. The role involves leading project teams, managing schedules, facilitating communication, and ensuring compliance with new model standards. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in business or engineering (or equivalent experience), at least three years of relevant industry experience (preferably in the automotive sector), and strong project management and communication skills. The position is onsite, with one remote workday per week possible with departmental approval. Visa sponsorship is not available. Technical proficiency in new model development is required. The automobile development project manager at Honda plays a pivotal role in coordinating and executing New Model project activities across manufacturing, quality, and production to achieve critical quality, cost, and delivery targets. This position is responsible for ensuring alignment and effective communication within project teams, supporting compliance, and managing project milestones and documentation. The role requires technical proficiency in New Model development and the ability to analyse and report on project investments. Honda offers a competitive base salary, paid overtime, regional bonuses, industry-leading benefits, paid time off, 401K with company match, relocation assistance, and various wellbeing and career development programmes.

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

This role coordinates and executes New Model project activity across manufacturing, quality, production in achieving the new model quality, cost, and delivery targets which are critical to the success of New Model launch in the production site.

Key Accountabilities

Facilitate New Model Production, Quality and Purchasing Project Teams for MMC NM projects in ensuring the team is aligned on the day-to-day operations, collect data and apply business knowledge to promote solutions to achieve EPL target requirements.
With EPL’s support, utilize schedules and New Model standards to execute setting clear milestones, prioritizing activity and ensuring resource requirements.
Facilitate the management of problem item documentation, responsibility and closure in achievement of project targets coordinating with each problem PICs.
Develop and maintain strong communication to ensure information sharing within D/E-side New Model Teams

• Direct and Prepare activity to support compliance of New Model Evaluations for MMC projects
• Establish and manage schedule to support achievement of New Model evaluation requirements.
• Apply New Model requirements and standards in setting evaluation conditions, addressing identified gaps.
• Analyze, Summarize, Report and Track New Model Investment and Start-Up Expense required to launch a New Model.
• Create and present information to executives in alignment with New Model reporting guidelines.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in the area of New Model development, with expertise on some topics.
• Manage Trial Event Unit Requests to support SED requirements for MMC projects
• With recognition of plant resources and applying New Model Standards, Develop and Execute trial event requirements and detailed activity schedules to achieve project targets
• Solicit for, maintain and communicate total SED unit requirements to support project target achievement, negotiate change or update as needed
• Create instructions to direct the ordering, production, and fabrication of parts necessary to build New Model trial event units
• Lead activities to support in the identification, tracking, control and resolution of critical trial event concerns or known issues and report to the team
• Lead direction for event part requirements through part control and New Model receiving standards
• Lead activity to establish event targets and promote event readiness to executive team

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in business and/or engineering or, equivalent relevant work experience.
At least 3 or more years of relevant experience in the industry, preferably in automotive sector

• MS Office, Communication
• Public Speaking/Presentation skills,
  Problem solving and decision making, Project management qualifications are optional

Workstyle

This is an onsite job. One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

Visa sponsorship issues

This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

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:

• Facilitate New Model Production, Quality, and Purchasing Project Teams for MMC NM projects to ensure alignment on day-to-day operations and data collection.
• Utilise schedules and New Model standards to set clear milestones, prioritise activity, and ensure resource requirements.
• Manage problem item documentation, responsibility, and closure to achieve project targets, coordinating with each problem PICs.
• Develop and maintain strong communication to ensure information sharing within D/E-side New Model Teams.
• Direct and prepare activities to support compliance of New Model Evaluations for MMC projects.
• Establish and manage schedules to support achievement of New Model evaluation requirements.
• Apply New Model requirements and standards in setting evaluation conditions and addressing identified gaps.
• Analyse, summarise, report, and track New Model investment and start-up expenses required to launch a New Model.
• Create and present information to executives in alignment with New Model reporting guidelines.
• Lead activities to support identification, tracking, control, and resolution of critical trial event concerns or known issues, reporting to the team. Skills
• At least three years of relevant experience in the industry, preferably in the automotive sector, is required.
• Proficiency in MS Office and strong communication, public speaking, and presentation skills are essential.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making abilities are required.
• Project management qualifications are optional. Education
• A bachelor’s degree in business and/or engineering or, equivalent relevant work experience is required.