Project and team management, including breaking down project concept details into required development activities and deciding the overall ECU development plan without oversight from technical leadership, correlating technical project details with key stakeholders and negotiating the schedule for deliverables. Inform technical leadership of project status as required. Provide mentoring and leading other engineers on best practices. Engineering specification design for Powertrain ECU applications, including electrical circuit hardware and software in tools such as MATLAB Simulink or MS VISIO. Set the direction to create design concepts before converting to requirements and functional specifications, then conduct design reviews with technical leadership. Expected to lead other engineers on highly complex design implementations and best practices. Engineering troubleshooting, root cause analysis and solution design, including working hands-on in prototype or mass production level vehicles to identify Powertrain electronics functional issues and decide the steps required for resolution. Test and verification of ECU specifications related to hardware and software, including performing testing in prototype or mass production level vehicles related to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) or verification of technical change points to ensure proper electrical functional performance, quality and reliability. Accountable to create test result reports and conduct verification reviews with technical leadership. Expected to provide oversight, mentoring and support to other engineers to ensure efficient test planning and proper execution of test activities. Improvement and innovation, including leading large cross-functional teams of engineers on investigations of new processes or technologies which improve electronic system performance, development capability or efficiency. Includes making project proposals to management, setting direction for the best implementation and accountability to report progress on technical activity, budget and schedule. Participation in business unit, company or industry committees related to implementation of technical items, regulation, certification or other business processes and reporting information to related technical or business management members. Cyber security requirement analysis and implementation verification, including working together with cyber security specialists to understand the security requirements needed for Powertrain ECU applications, create and verify related specifications and work with ECU suppliers on implementations. Provide mentoring and leading other engineers on system-specific implementations of cyber security requirements is expected. 20% travel to unanticipated domestic and/or international locations is required.
Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering; 4 years of relevant of professional experience; 4 years of experience related to automotive ECU development; 4 years of experience creating validation specifications for Powertrain related functions in the automotive industry; 4 years of experience in creating product development report documents using MS PowerPoint or equivalent tools; 4 years of experience communicating with engineers from other departments, organizations or suppliers; 2 years of experience in analyzing Powertrain measured data to find vehicle problems or make conclusions about powertrain functions using MS Excel or MATLAB or equivalent problem solving analysis tools; and 2 years of experience changing Powertrain ECU calibration data or collecting ECU data using ETAS INCA or equivalent tool. Telecommuting Optional - May work from any location in Ohio subject to company hybrid work policy.
E-mail resume to narecruitment@na.honda.com with job title (Electrical Powertrain Software Sr. Engineer) and job# PR-2025_1014 in subject line.
