Engineer, Vehicle System Integration

About the Role

Harman’s Car Audio SBU is the global leader in the design and manufacture of OEM Branded Audio systems. Headquartered in Novi, Michigan, Harman maintains a network of Product Development Centers in Germany, China, Japan, Mexico, and India.

The Vehicle System Integration Engineer will be responsible for helping architect our product strategy for the Japan OEM customer base and driving pre-development efforts in support of this strategy. This position will work with the global cross-functional teams and the customers to develop winning product strategies that will improve our customer’s business while growing business pipeline in Japan. The position will focus on expanding opportunities with our entire existing JOEM customer base as well as acquiring new Japan based customers.

What You Will Do

· Work closely with our Japan-based customers and internal teams to help define our product strategy including roadmap, features, voice of customer, and high-level plans to meet Japan customer-specific needs.

· Serve as voice of Japan customer to internal global organization on product strategy.

· Partner with all Japan OEM sales teams (globally) and global platform / product management teams to develop solutions that meet Japan OEM needs as well as other customers’ needs.

· Collaborate with PM team to drive technical aspects of pre-development efforts.

· Support PM team and Sales Team in leading technical concept proposals for RFQ responses and business cases.

· Define the technical solutions to be pre-developed and/or quoted on by the Pre-Development Team.

· Support PM team to enable seamless transitions of pre-development / RFQ projects to full-scale development as needed.

· Identify and propose proactive solutions to current customer issues and innovative market-leading ideas for pre-development that will grow Japan OEM business.

· Recommend continuous improvements to product / platform management processes.

· Work closely with senior/distinguished engineering systems engineers to learn our internal processes and design approach for pre-development applications.

What You Need

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical / Computer Science / Mechanical or similar) or related field.

· B.S. & 3+ years related experience in application / resident engineering, product management, or product design.

· Strong skills in communication, presentation, and problem-solving (both customer and internal).

· Experience working in a global organization and/or on a global product.

· Experience in a customer facing role working with a (or as part of a) Japan OEM customer / Japan Tier 1 supplier.

· Background in Automotive Electronics

· Someone with Result Driven, Customer Focus, Team Player, Change Orientation, Self-Awareness.

· Language: Fluent English + Fluent Japanese.

What is Nice to Have

· Adaptive and Flexible in a challenging work environment.

· Familiarity with Audio systems, Embedded software, and/or noise management systems (ANC / RNC / etc.).

What Makes You Eligible

· Be willing to travel up to 30%, domestic and international travel.

· Be willing to work in an office in either Nagoya, Japan or Tokyo, Japan.

· Successfully complete a background/Aptitude test investigation as a condition of employment.

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.