About the Role
This position is within HARMAN’s Automotive Engineering department, the primary responsibility is to provide hardware and software applications support of audio systems and drive solutions for improving vehicle system-level interactions. Also, the position will be the bridge between the customer and internal engineering teams. The Engineering team is looking for the ultimate team player that thinks positive, loves customers, and can manage projects independently. The successful candidate will be highly flexible in finding solutions for our customer’s needs and will have a demonstrated track record of success with audio systems engineering and customer facing interaction.
What You Will Do
- Single point customer interface for Engineering project and technical issues
- Main electrical and software engineering interface between Harman Engineering and customer.
- Serve at the Technical Contact to customer for initial technical discussions to achieve fast customer response and maintain customer relationship.
- Create and present problem-solving documents to the customer (5 Phase, Fishbone, Is/Is Not).
- Lead/Present first level technical discussions during customer meetings.
- Lead/coordinate Engineering disciplines to create customer presentations that are high quality and meet customer expectations (Technical, Project, Problem Solving).
- Coordinate engineering changes between Harman and customer.
- Work with Harman Program Managers to establish Engineering deliverables/milestones required to meet timing.
- Work with Resident Engineers to track progress in customer Engineering change system to meet deliverables.
- Coordinate between internal Harman Engineering departments.
- Oversees projects from a technical perspective and intervenes to ensure customer and internal requirements are met.
- Lead Harman internal alignment meetings to ensure voice of the customer is understood and considered.
What You Need
- At least 10 years of Engineering experience.
- Design Engineering experience in Hardware or/and Software around SoC, MCU, and DSP, using electronic communication busses such as A2B, CAN, AVB, I2C, etc
- Willing to work with global team, good communicator to customer and internal teams.
- Ability to create Structured Problem-Solving documents (8-D, 5- PHASE, Fault Tree Analysis, Fish Bone Analysis, Is/Is Not).
- Ability to work autonomously and operate with limited guidance/supervision.
- Fluent communication in Japanese and English
What is Nice to Have
- Design experience in automotive electronics.
- Experience working at an automotive Tier 1.
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience in Audio Amplifier design.
- Participation in or having led product launches.
What Makes You Eligible
- Willingness to travel 10% of the time.
- Willingness to work at local Harman office in Nagoya / Ariake
- Successfully complete a background investigation/Aptitude Test as a condition of employment.
What We Offer
- We offer an authentic diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
- You will work on products and services that touch people’s lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
- Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
- We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
- We offer competitive compensation/benefit programs and recognition programs.
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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.
Skills Required
- At least 10 years of Engineering experience
- Design Engineering experience in Hardware or/and Software around SoC, MCU, and DSP
- Willingness to travel 10% of the time
- Fluent communication in Japanese and English
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!
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