Principal Engineer, Visual Experience Lead

About the Role

As a Principal Engineer within the Visual Experience (VX) organization, you will be responsible for end-to-end program ownership across mechanical, optical, and hardware engineering domains. Depending on business needs, this role may be assigned to support product-level programs, project-level initiatives, or a combination of both, ensuring alignment between product intent and program outcomes.

This role consolidates engineering program ownership across multiple disciplines and focuses on alignment, accountability, and predictability rather than people management. You will lead through influence, working closely with Engineering Managers, SMEs, Product Management, and Program Management to ensure commitments are met across cost, quality, and schedule.

What You Will Do

• Operate as an individual contributor with no direct reports
• Work cross-functionally with Mechanical, Optical, Hardware, Manufacturing, Quality, Supplier Engineering, Product Management, and Program Management teams across global locations
• Own end-to-end engineering program responsibility across mechanical, optical, and hardware domains
• Coordinate activities across engineering disciplines to ensure alignment between product intent and program objectives
• Drive accountability to meet cost, quality, and schedule targets
• Support product-level programs by cascading reuse, variant, and architectural decisions into projects
• Support project-level initiatives by coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking risks, and driving mitigation plans
• Serve as the primary engineering program interface between product engineering and Product Delivery Program Managers
• Cascade product-level decisions into project execution and feed project learnings back into product teams
• Participate in alignment forums with Product Management and leadership as needed

What You Need to Be Successful

• Strong experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary engineering efforts
• Working knowledge of mechanical, optical, and hardware engineering domains
• Proven ability to lead execution through influence without direct reporting authority
• Experience supporting both product-oriented delivery environments and project-based execution models
• Strong communication skills and business acumen
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across global teams

Bonus Points if You Have

• BS or higher degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Optical, Electrical)
• Experience with automotive display or visual experience systems
• Experience working with global, cross-cultural engineering teams

What Makes You Eligible

• You are willing to travel, globally, as necessary
• You have a valid driver’s license; You have a travel passport and upon request could obtain visa status for all the following regions: US, China, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Germany, India
• Due to the nature of global infrastructure, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required.

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

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
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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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.