Description & Requirements
About the Role
The Senior Engineer, Cost, and Sustainability - Electronics will 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
Utilize 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, and assemblies designed into HARMAN Automotive products
Support on HARMAN "best practice" cost and CO2e neutral reference for the Harman Automotive products to a component level:
Analyze cost breakdowns from supplier quotes and understand relevant cost- influent factors
Contribute to the technical definition and implementation of electronic system cost and sustainability modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend data to be established
Develop close technical relationships with suppliers to identify best cost solutions, including emerging technologies that provide cost and CO2e improvements
Work with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targets and source board
Support Procurement teams during negotiating events with target costing
Identify and drivecategorystrategy activities to meet should-cost target and best CO2e solution (based on: new supplier scouting, benchmarking, purchased part relocation - defined category strategy plan including sustainability roadmap),alignment with cross-functional teams
Develop cost engineering infrastructure
What You Need
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Minimum 6 years work experience in the following areas:
Cost engineering of electronic systems
VA/VE of electronic systems
Design & development of electronic systems
Electronic system component engineering
Experience with factors impacting design for sustainability
Experience with complex electronic components, modules, assemblies
Ability to solve complex technical topics through structure solutions. Must be able to influence others to drive alignment on proposed technical solutions.
Ability to break down component costs into constituent costs
Good presentation skills and demonstrated ability to present complex technical topics
Experience supporting Procurement in supplier Negotiations
What is Nice to Have
Master's degree in engineering
Work experience in developing cost models for electronic components, modules, assemblies
Experience with automotive electronic systems is highly desirable, including experience selecting and/or recommending automotive-grade components
Experience in data analytics
What Makes You Eligible
Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel
Be willing to work in an office in Novi, MI (hybrid)
Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What We Offer
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
Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
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Pay Transparency
USD 83,250 - USD 122,100
Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.
Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.
Benefits
HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.
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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... For full info follow application link.
HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or Protected Veterans status.
