Sr. Designer - Creative & Design Solutions

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 is responsible for producing designs and design concepts for automotive products and product concepts. Considering the function, aesthetics, and usability of physical products (and at a high-level, how they support/enhance (are supported by/enhanced by) related digital products).
• Research, build understanding and explore materials and manufacturing requirements to achieve proposed designs. At the level of Sr. Designer II, it is also expected that a person in this role can make, render, and animate their own CAD Data for their Designs.
  
  

Key Accountabilities

• Support exploration, creation, detailing and visual communication of design concepts and solutions for multiple key projects.
• Maintain close alignment with AD Division Strategy, Department, Product Owners, and other AD designers.
• Work closely and regularly with Digital Sculptors and Prototype Technicians to create digital mock-ups, visualizations, and physical mock-ups and prototypes (in order to confirm feasibility, usability, and real-world appearance and application of design exploration/proposals).
• Work closely and regularly with Honda IP to identify unique opportunities and secure Design & Utility Patents for Honda.
• Maintain high level of familiarization with Honda and Honda competitor products, also past, current, and emerging design trends, beyond just automotive.
• Actively participate in other projects/activities as required
  
  

Workstyle

• Hybrid: At least 3 days per workweek at the Honda corporate office
  
  

Visa sponsorship

• This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
  
  

Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• 4 Year Graduate Degree in Industrial or Transportation Design.
• 5 Years of Product Design Experience.
• Sketch/Render (Hand/Photoshop)
• CAD Data Creation
• CAD/CG Rendering / Visualization / Animation
  
  

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
• 401(K) Plan with company match + additional contribution
  
  

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.