Harman

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 products
• Define 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 factors
• Lead 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 improvements
• Proactively work with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targets
• Proactive participation during negotiating and sustainability improvement events

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Minimum 10 years work experience in the following areas:
  • For Mechanical:
    • Cost engineering of Mechanical components and systems
    • VA/VE of (E)/mechanical components and systems
    • Engineering automotive (E)/mechanical components
    • Automotive procurement
    • Advanced manufacturing engineering
• Experience with factors impacting design for CO2e improvement
• Experience with complex components, modules, assemblies
• Proven technical leadership with demonstrated ability to lead and review the work of other cost engineers
• Demonstrated 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 costs
• Excellent presentation skills and demonstrated ability to effectively present complex technical topics
• Experience working in a fast paced, highly measured, results focused environment
• Proven team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can effectively work with all levels of a global organization
• Leading role in cross-functional teams to achieve financial and/or transformational targets
• Fluency in English

What is Nice to Have

• Master’s degree in engineering
• Minimum 3 years work experience in developing costs models for component, modules, assemblies
• Experience with automotive electronic systems is highly desirable, including experience selecting and/or recommending automotive grade components
• Demonstrated ability to share knowledge and best practices with teammates
• Change 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 location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development