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Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Honda · East Liberty, OH

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Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
6+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
4 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Honda (automotive) in East Liberty, OH. Co-op, internship, maintenance, or applied project experience may be considered.

They ask for
6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Welding
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $80k–$115k.

Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 105 manufacturing engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 104 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $80k–$105k, from 15 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (6+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 44%
  • Root cause 37%
  • Team leadership 37%
  • Tooling 36%
  • Six Sigma 30%
  • Automation 29%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 6+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverageTraining programRelocation help

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    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: Honda in East Liberty

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Full description from HondaAs posted on their careers site.Show

Key Accountabilities

  • ◆Review parts usage, equipment criticality, lead time, service availability, and available recovery options.
  • ◆Identify difficult-to-source, obsolete, duplicate, incorrect, or unsupported components.
  • ◆Research potential replacements and provide recommendations for review and approval.
  • ◆Support spare-part commonization and stocking recommendations with Maintenance, Repair, Operations/Stores and Purchasing.
  • ◆Review assigned downtime, recurring equipment concerns, and parts usage; participate in Plan-Do-Check-Action, 5-Why, Root Cauce Analysis, and defect-elimination activity.
  • ◆Assist with troubleshooting and implementation of approved countermeasures.
  • ◆Assist with identification and evaluation of cables, harnesses, connectors, sensors, and related equipment components.
  • ◆Review routing, protection, strain relief, interference, environment, and installation conditions associated with recurring failures.
  • ◆Support updates to cable drawings, pinouts, specifications, and replacement information.
  • ◆Assist with evaluating components and assemblies for repair, rebuild, retrofit, or replacement.
  • ◆Coordinate quotations, vendor input, repair information, and acceptance requirements.
  • ◆Support testing and confirmation of approved repairs or replacement components.
  • ◆Support assigned obsolete-part and equipment lifecycle reviews.
  • ◆Gather information on replacement options, compatibility, cost, risk, parts availability, and implementation needs.

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent related experience in a manufacturing setting, in accordance with company requirements.

Minimum Experience

  • ✓0-6 years of relevant manufacturing, equipment, maintenance, reliability, project, or technical parts experience.
  • ✓Co-op, internship, maintenance, or applied project experience may be considered.
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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

Support Weld equipment reliability and continuous improvement by assisting with cable and harness concerns, technical spare-part identification, recurring component failures, repair-versus-replace evaluations, obsolete-part replacement, equipment documentation, and assigned engineering projects. Work with Maintenance, Reliability, Production, Maintenance, Repair, Operations/Stores, Purchasing, suppliers, and other engineering groups to identify issues, develop recommendations, implement approved countermeasures, and maintain equipment information supporting safe and stable production.

Other Job-Specific Skills

  • •Working knowledge of manufacturing production equipment, mechanical and electrical components, cables and connectors, drawings, Bill Of Materials, structured problem solving, and project support.
  • •Ability to review equipment concerns, identify parts, research replacement options, coordinate with multiple groups, document recommendations, and support implementation of approved countermeasures.
  • •Ability to read and understand basic electrical and mechanical drawings.
  • •Proficient with Microsoft applications and applicable work-management and reporting systems.

Working Conditions

  • •Flexible work hours and schedule based on production and project needs.
  • •Work in office and manufacturing-floor environments with required personal protective equipment.
  • •Domestic travel and limited international travel may be required.
  • •Overtime, weekend, holiday, and shutdown support may be required.
  • •Ability to access equipment areas, observe installations, and support equipment checkout in accordance with site safety requirements.

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

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