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.

About the Role

Principal Cost and Sustainability Engineer work to achieve the profitability, sustainability and growth goals defined by the leadership strategy through a cross-functional collaborative environment with Procurement, Engineering, Customer Account Management, Manufacturing and Suppliers.

Your Team

This position will report to the Cost & Sustainability Engineering Lead and will be an individual contributor role with no direct or indirect reports.

What You Will Do

Define internal and external databases to build cost and life-cycle CO2e assessment models that will establish Design-to-Cost, CO2e reduction targets for components, modules, assemblies designed into HARMAN Automotive productsDefine the HARMAN “best practice” cost and CO2e reference for the Harman Automotive products to a component level:Analyze and drive cost breakdowns from supplier quotes and understand all cost influent factorsLead the technical definition and implementation of electronic system cost and CO2e modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend data to be established.Drive close technical relationships with suppliers to identify best cost solutions, including emerging technologies that provide cost and CO2e improvementsProactively work with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targetsProactive participation during negotiating and sustainability improvement events

What You Need

Bachelor’s degree in engineeringMinimum 10 years work experience in the following areas:For Mechanical:Cost engineering of Mechanical components and systemsVA/VE of (E)/mechanical components and systemsEngineering automotive (E)/mechanical componentsAutomotive procurementAdvanced manufacturing engineeringExperience with factors impacting design for CO2e improvementExperience with complex components, modules, assembliesProven technical leadership with demonstrated ability to lead and review the work of other cost engineersDemonstrated ability to solve complex technical topics through structure solutions.  Must be able to influence others to drive alignment on proposed technical solutions.Demonstrated ability to breakdown component costs into the constituent costsExcellent presentation skills and demonstrated ability to effectively present complex technical topicsExperience working in a fast paced, highly measured, results focused environmentProven team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can effectively work with all levels of a global organizationLeading role in cross-functional teams to achieve financial and/or transformational targetsFluency in English

What is Nice to Have

Master’s degree in engineeringMinimum 3 years work experience in developing costs models for component, modules, assembliesExperience with automotive electronic systems is highly desirable, including experience selecting and/or recommending automotive grade componentsDemonstrated ability to share knowledge and best practices with teammatesChange Orientation: Able to adapt to changing demands and conditions

What Makes You Eligible

Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel

What We Offer

Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer locationAccess to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN UniversityCompetitive wellness benefitsTuition ReimbursementAn inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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.