Senior Semiconductor Development Research Engineer I

Join Honda’s Center of Excellence as a semiconductor technology intelligence professional focused on what matters for automotive and intelligent mobility. This onsite role blends semiconductor expertise with on-the-ground engagement and rigorous analysis of patents, technical literature, and market signals. You will help leadership make defensible decisions by translating incomplete information into clear, evidence-backed recommendations.

What you’ll do

• Identify and assess emerging technologies, companies, supply-chain developments, and industry shifts relevant to automotive and intelligent mobility.
• Own assigned sensing domains within leadership-defined priorities and decision boundaries, challenging narratives with evidence, surfacing risks and opportunities early, and shaping recommendations when information is incomplete.
• Support or lead approved feasibility studies, experiments, prototypes, or proofs of concept using internal and external experts when technical verification is needed.
• Continuously scan semiconductor technology and the ecosystem, including suppliers, startups, patents, manufacturing, packaging, EDA, geopolitics, and supply chains. Flag weak signals and propose initiatives.
• Conduct approved research through visits, interviews, conferences, demonstrations, and outreach to companies, universities, consortia, and experts to close evidence gaps.
• Triangulate information across patents, papers, standards, product data, disclosures, experts, and market evidence, separating facts, judgments, assumptions, and uncertainty.
• For approved studies and workstreams, document results and recommend next steps or closure, including experiments, simulations, prototypes, and proofs of concept.
• Create briefings, technical analyses, early warnings, opportunity assessments, and recommendations for R&D, strategy, procurement, and leadership. Defend conclusions with evidence.

Key technologies

• EDA
• IP
• Simulations

What you bring

• A college-level Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably with a Major/Concentration in a related STEM field.
• 3+ years in semiconductors, technology intelligence, market research, supplier evaluation, research, strategy, or a related field.
• Demonstrable industry knowledge of devices, architectures, EDA/IP, foundries, packaging, test, supply chains, and automotive applications.
• Strong capability to investigate new topics, evaluate sources and conflicting claims, and state uncertainty appropriately.
• Credible engagement with vendors, startups, researchers, and experts, with the ability to identify gaps and detect unsupported claims.
• Self-directed and collaborative approach, with the ability to own recommendations, align with leadership, escalate risks, and support decisions.
• Ability to conduct studies, simulations, prototypes, or proofs of concept and recommend next steps.
• Strong research, writing, data visualization, and presentation skills, with external engagement preferred.
• Willingness to travel as required and build an industry network.

Role clarity

This position is not IC chip design. The work centers on semiconductor technology intelligence, evidence synthesis, and field-informed analysis tied to product and strategy decisions.

Work location and schedule

Onsite: Raymond, OH 43067. Remote: One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

Compensation

Salary: USD 81,200 - 101,500 per year.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary
• 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)
• Advancement Opportunities and Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs