Value Management Sr. Hardware Engineer

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

The Value Management (VM) Team needs to increase the competitiveness and profitability of the HARMAN Automotive products and solutions by implementing Value Management Methodologies like Cost Analysis and Optimization, Design to Value, Modularization and Standardization, Supplier Productivity improvements, Target Costing and support the Project management, R&D, Procurement and Quality. The Value Management Hardware Engineer’s main responsibility is to identify these opportunities that results in product cost, feature or function improvements by using the Value Management Methodologies, which focus on existing product portfolios and new designs (RFQ’s), or improving product margins, while maintaining product integrity and quality.

What You Will Do

• Analyze product designs for cost improvement in cooperation with the appropriate engineering disciplines and technicians in alignment with customer and federal regulations and specifications.
• Identify cost down opportunities concerning Hardware in Automotive products by using Value Management tools and methods during RFQ, Pre-SOP and Post-SOP.
• Analyze customer specifications described in RFI/RFQs or customer assignments.
• Define and review best-cost functional blocks for global HW platform and products in Intelligent Cockpit.
• Participate cross-functional-Teams for identifying cost opportunities
• Support VM workshops, compile ideas and drive the generic feasibility for Hardware opportunities
• Works and participates in a product team environment, supporting other team functions: software, mechanical, process, test, and quality engineering.
• Support Benchmarking activities and teardown analysis.
• Analyze competitor solutions from the Hardware perspective for different product groups esp. Infotainment systems.
• Cross-functional cooperation with other departments (e.g. Mechanics, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, etc.) in an international environment
• Evaluate the feasibility and cost savings impact of ideas through cost estimating, technical and manufacturing feasibility assessments
• Workshops with HW Experts for cost optimized designs (e.g. LGA, SOC, Memory, Tuner, Ethernet etc.)
• Investigate new components, substitutes, and technologies that reduce overall costs while maintaining or improving quality.
• Provide VM cost savings ideas and component expertise to assist in closing target price gaps for business quotes.
• Cost Estimations of electronic and purchased parts

What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree in Hardware Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master's Degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of hardware design experience in the field of automotive electronics engineering.
• Master use and hands-on experience with CAE design tool preferred Mentor/EDM.
• Expertise in hardware development of automotive electronic products, and multimedia product experience is highly preferred.
• Consolidated knowledge of hardware components, application in electronic circuits and properties
• Experience in EMC design and/or measurement
• Expertise in PCB technology and layer-stack definition would be of advantage
• In-Depth understanding of the automotive product design and development process
• Experience with the automotive OEM vehicle development process for OEMs
• Experience using MS Office s/w, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience interfacing with customers and explain complex technical issues in English
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex issues regardless of audience.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

What We Offer

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• Work in international teams with the world’s largest automotive manufacturers.
• Use HARMAN Flex – chose the right working model fitting their job (WFH, Hybrid or Office)
• Access career development opportunities and get both on the job training on high-end automotive projects, as well as extensive technical trainings.
• Access HARMAN Web shop with large employee discounts for audio products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG
• Are encouraged to a healthy work/life balance with a progressive holiday plan based on total work experience, 2 sick days, 3 days off compensation for weekend legal holidays and flextime.
• And of course, enjoy meal tickets, a premium medical subscription, fitness discounts and other corporate perks.

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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.