Principal Engineer, Development Quality

• You will utilize VOC and CTQ flow down to ensure new program requirements are prioritized and effectively translated into product application features, functionality, technical and functional specifications, and end-user interface while ensuring that the final product design meets these requirements.
• Lead the deployment and facilitation of Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis methodology to drive continuous improvement of product designs by incorporating past lessons learned, current issues and potential issues resolution.
• Develop test specifications/plans based on the product technical and functional specifications, new standards, test requirements from Business Lines to cover all aspects of the design validation process to include mechanical, electrical, software, acoustics, and environmental requirements.
• Coordinate Product Quality Plans implementation and execution with engineering product verification and supplier team, and collect, analyze, and generate test results reports.
• Deploy development quality metrics for mechanical, electrical, software, and acoustics disciplines.
• Ensure supplier/contact manufacturer conform to specification and quality requirement by reviewing PQP & DFMEA.
• Lead assessments and reviews of First Article Inspection (FAI), Fit-Form-Function, stack tolerance, cosmetic and surface finish, and Design for Assembly of tooled mechanical piece parts at DV stage with final confirmation during PV stage. Ensure engineering and SQM and supplier are involved.
• Identify product critical specification parameters and confirm compliance as outlined in the test plans with appropriate margins and capability during design and process validation.
• Foster teamwork and effective communication with product development, supplier quality management.
• Ensuring that all inputs from Regional Quality, Customer Care Support teams are considered during NPI and during MP, to ensure total alignment of quality requirements and lesson learned.
• You will audit the production line setup in cooperation with SQE team leaders when right before mass production will start and in concert to ensure that the production line are ready for mass production.

What You Need to Be Successful

• BS in Computer or Electrical Engineering (MS is preferred).

• 3+ years in Audio & Video products design and testing experience.

• 7+ years in product development quality management.

• Customer focus with urgency, responsiveness and initiative to action.

• Strong hands-on individual that is self-motivated and resourceful.

• Data and fact driven with strong analytical skills.

• Results driven and strives to meeting or exceeding goals and objectives.

• Demonstrated self-awareness and ability to change.

• Strong team player and builds trust and confidence with suppliers and internal teams

• Good communications and persuasiveness skill.

• Proficient in verbal and written English.

• Certified Green Belt in Design for Six Sigma methodology with strong demonstrations on new product introduction.

• Experience in developing test specifications/plans for Car Audio, Rearview and Camera. etc.

• Lab equipment experience (Spectrum Analyzer, Scope, Network Analyzer, Audio Precision, Signal generator, etc).

• Experience presenting & analyzing data, six sigma, & statistics.

• Strong experience with requirements management and CTQ flowdown methodology.

• Strong experience in assessing ODM and CM suppliers’ test capabilities and strategies and driving improvements.

• Strong understanding of product verification methods with emphasis on fault test coverage analysis.

• Experience with new product launch and test readiness and implementation within ODM and CM supplier environments.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Self-starter, goal oriented and result driven.

• Strong team player.

• Customer focus.

• Deadline oriented and able to work under pressure.

• Self-awareness, willing to learn and open to changes.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

• Willingness to work in an office in Shenzhen.

• Willingness to submit to a background screen and a drug test.

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

• Competitive wellness benefits

• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria

• “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.