Senior Principal Engineer - Product Safety Investigations

Company: American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Location: Torrance
Posted on: January 5, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description 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! ? About this Position: The Senior Principal Engineer is responsible for managing and reporting product safety as it relates to regulatory matters. This includes of official safety-related investigations and for Automotive and Motorcycle products to ensure Honda’s regulatory compliance, reporting and on-time agency submissions. Conduct data analysis of market quality within Honda and the industry and report results to department. Support the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD Act) Team. Responsibilities include: Respond to official product safety investigations, including defect and non-compliance investigations. This includes clarifying supplied engineering documents for agency appropriateness of US or Japan Market Quality investigations/results and supporting schedules and deadlines to submit reports on-time. Manage and coordinate internal, cross-functional teams to promote regulatory positioning of product issues and investigations. Ensure Market Quality testing scope reflects agency and customer viewpoints. Respond to agency quarterly meeting agenda items as well as special investigation requests. This includes managing and coordinating multiple business unit information and scope from Customer Service, Sales, Market Quality, Product Technical and other stakeholders. Conduct analysis of Market Quality data including NHTSA Vehicle Owner Questionnaire to find trends, identify emerging market issues and agency attention items with Honda and other OEM data. Support regulatory obligations under the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act, including Early Warning Reporting (EWR) process, data collection, documentation, and submission of safety-related information to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Who we are seeking: Required Work Experience: 7 years of product technical experience 3 years of experience in product safety or regulatory compliance Familiarity with the TREAD Act and NHTSA reporting requirements preferred. Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Desired skills: Excellent ability to understand complex safety issues and technologies and explain situations in a simple way. Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills to evaluate potential safety and compliance issues. Experience with quality analysis and defect/root cause investigation. Ability to quickly develop knowledge base and effectively engage in technical and regulatory discussions. Strong interpersonal skills with good leadership potential to guide Quality Engineers. Additional Position Factors: General office environment Light physical demands, including testing and driving support Approximately 5-10% travel Limited overtime, but as required to meet response deadlines 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.) Regional Bonus (when applicable) Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included) 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 : Lifestyle Account Childcare Reimbursement Account Elder Care Support Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment 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.

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