Equipment Reliability & Stability Engineer II (Electrical)- EX2

$76,600 - $114,900/Yr

Honda - East Liberty, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

East Liberty, OH

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Equipment Reliability & Stability Engineer II (Electrical) position at Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC, is a critical role within the Manufacturing Equipment Services Department (MESD) at the East Liberty Auto Plant. This position focuses on identifying chronic or critical equipment and process downtime issues, leading efforts to develop root cause analyses, and implementing countermeasures to prevent recurrence. The engineer will collaborate closely with the MESD leadership team to ensure that equipment reliability is optimized and that production standards are met. In this role, the engineer will provide emergency technical support for complex problem analysis and countermeasures as required. They will assist Manufacturing Characteristics and Standards (MCS) and Equipment Production (EPD) associates by offering feedback and support on equipment-related troubles stemming from specifications, design, and installation issues. The engineer will also coordinate with EPD associates to facilitate the assembly and installation of countermeasure activities. Based on the results from Genpo, the engineer will identify concerns and propose potential countermeasures aimed at enhancing reliability in specifications, design, and installation activities. The engineer will be responsible for developing improvement themes in collaboration with the ERS team, focusing on regional improvements across North America. This includes supporting the identification of chronic downtime root causes, recommending countermeasures, and communicating issues to ERS Stability leadership for regional distribution. The engineer will analyze current manufacturing characteristics, summarize results, and provide input for improved reliability in new equipment specifications. Participation in North American Regional ERS meetings and documentation of results for senior management will be essential to create improvements in Genpo characteristics. Additionally, the engineer will conduct Key Performance Indicator gap analyses and develop countermeasure activities as needed, while also supporting the introduction of new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Identify chronic or critical equipment or process downtime items.
• Lead priority trouble items to develop root cause analysis with countermeasures and recurrence prevention actions.
• Provide input and technical application support towards improved standardization of regional production systems.
• Provide emergency technical support for complex problem analysis and countermeasures as required.
• Assist MCS and EPD associates by providing feedback/support on equipment-related troubles due to specifications, design, and installation.
• Coordinate assembly and installation of countermeasure activities with EPD associates.
• Identify concerns based on Genpo results and provide potential countermeasures to improve reliability-centered specifications, design, and installation activities.
• Develop improvement themes working within the ERS team for North American regional improvement.
• Support the identification of chronic downtime root causes and recommend countermeasures in specialized areas.
• Communicate issues to ERS Stability leadership for regional distribution.
• Analyze current manufacturing characteristics and summarize results in comparison to Genpo targets.
• Collaborate with D-Leadership to identify areas for focused activity.
• Provide input for improved reliability for new equipment specification requirements based on current struggle items.
• Attend North American Regional ERS meetings and document results for senior management.
• Support preparation of quarterly and monthly reports to gauge results and execute PDCA.
• Conduct Key Performance Indicator gap analysis and develop countermeasure activities.
• Support new technology introduction as needed.

Requirements

• 2-8 years of engineering work experience in Manufacturing, with a focus in specific Automotive categories like Welding, Assembly, Paint, Stamping, or Plastics being a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (concentration in Manufacturing a plus) or related equivalent experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of automated equipment electrical hardware/software design, including knowledge of machine safety controls, servo position control, field I/O networking, PLC, and HMI.
• Application of engineering and manufacturing principles.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills to communicate effectively with customers and internal project teams.
• Understanding of automotive manufacturing processes (i.e., Assembly, Paint, Welding, Stamping).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and basic 2D and 3D CAD tools.
• Business acumen in a technical environment.
• Project leadership capabilities.