About the Role
The Principal Cost Engineer work to achieve the profitability and growth goals defined by the leadership strategy through a cross-functional collaborative environment with Procurement, Engineering, Customer Account Management, Manufacturing and Suppliers.
What You Will Do
- Utilize internal and external databases to build cost models that will establish Design-to-Cost targets for components, modules, assemblies designed into HARMAN Automotive products
- Define the HARMAN “best practice” cost reference for the Harman Automotive products to a component level:
- Analyze cost breakdowns from supplier quotes and understand all cost influent factors
- Lead the technical definition and implementation of electronic system cost 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 improvements
- Work with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targets
- Support Procurement teams during negotiating events with target costing
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- Minimum 5 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 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
- Accepts overall accountability
- 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 2 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
- Be willing to work in an office in EU(Any)/NA(Novi)/APAC(Shanghai) or work remotely full-time with occasional trips to all HARMAN locations......
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment
- Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Attractive salary package
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- Minimum 10 years work experience in cost engineering of electronic systems
- Experience in VA/VE of electronic systems
- Experience in design and development of electronic systems
- Experience in electronic system component engineering
- Experience with complex components, modules, assemblies
- Proven technical leadership and ability to lead/review other cost engineers
- Ability to breakdown component costs into constituent costs
- Excellent presentation skills to present complex technical topics
- Experience working in a fast paced, highly measured, results focused environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with all global levels
- Accepts overall accountability and leads cross-functional teams to achieve financial/transformational targets
- Fluency in English
- Willingness to travel up to 20% (domestic and international)
- Willingness to work in an office in EU/NA/APAC or remotely with occasional trips to HARMAN locations
- Master's degree in engineering
- Minimum 2 years experience developing cost models for components, modules, assemblies
- Experience with automotive electronic systems and recommending automotive-grade components
- Demonstrated ability to share knowledge and best practices with teammates
- Change orientation; ability to adapt to changing demands and conditions
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harman and has not been reviewed or approved by Harman.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
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What We Do
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
