HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

What You Will Do

Responsible support lead HWPM to deliver HW for Customer projects in high quality, in time and in cost.Lead together with lead HWPM the cross functional teams including engineering, product validation, quality, procurement to successfully develop the product for the assigned project.Accountable from RFQ phase to production launch with full ownership of BOM (Bill of Materials), related ED&D, related CAPEX and resource allocations to ensuring business original EBITsCollaborate across the functional groups in a matrix organization defining project requirements, setting priorities, and establishing the project scope.Closely working with source team to define related strategical suppliers, get sufficient market benchmarking and ensure parts, service and equipment delivery meet project profitability, project timing and requirements.Manage cross functional dependencies, risks, and changes effectively by optimizing the scope, schedule, and resources accordingly.Work together project team to drive technical analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post implementation phases.Manage project escalation and problem resolutions covering project deliverables and maturity gate reviews.Develop and communication plans to effectively communicate project status, issues, and risks to stakeholders.Lead the successful implementation of projects from start-up to close-out through close working relationship with CPM (Customer Program Management) and other functional teams like HW engineering, validation, procurement, and quality.Define and track key metrics and key quality and performance indicators and drive cross functional execution of project deliverables.Responsible for driving HW-PL target alignment, cost improvement initiatives, and best practices synergies.

What You Need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering or equivalent12+ years of experience leading automotive projectsPrevious experience leading project team or engineering teamExperience in leading electro-mechanical system development covering thermal requirements.Knowledge in PLM methodologies, PM processes in project execution and management.

What is Nice to Have

Masters in electrical engineering or equivalent engineeringExperience in developing Infotainment and ADAS platformsExposure to Hardware, RF and Thermal simulations in automotive applicationsBroad intercultural experience and excellent communication skillsCertification as Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar

What Makes You Eligible

Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employmentThis position requires the use of a HARMAN or customer-owned vehicle. As such, any offer of employment will be contingent upon having a clean driving record, which will be evaluated and determined in HARMAN’s sole discretion, no more than four (4) active points for moving violations (issued by any motor vehicle agency), and no references to operating a vehicle under the influence of controlled substances within the last 10 years.

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.