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General information

Location:
Ulm - Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Additional Location:
Boblingen - Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Garching - Bavaria, Germany - Parking 1-5 Business Campus, Karlsbad - Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Job Family:
Engineering
Worker Type Reference:
Regular - Permanent
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Career Level:
T3
Job ID:
R-42223-2025

Description & Requirements

About the Role

As the RFQ Manager in the global RFQ (Request for Quotation) team, you will be part of the rapidly growing Business Unit Connectivity. You will contribute significantly to the growth of our hardware, software and services business. You will report to the Director Global RFQ with a dotted line to Product Management. There are no direct reports associated with this position.

 
What You Will Do

  • You will work closely with our sales organization to identify and win new Connectivity business globally. Connectivity includes communications modules, V2X, antennas, gateways and related systems and software.
  • Working in cooperation with Customer Account Management sales managers, you will engage early with our Automotive OEMs (research, engineering) and represent our Business Unit with technical expertise at the customer in order to maximize our Connectivity business.
  • Support of the Product Management team in RFQ management and customer communication in Europe.
  • You will work closely with customer engineering teams to understand requirements, influence the customers’ technical direction and build confidence in Harman’s products and product delivery capabilities.
  • Coordination of all requirement engineering activities and requirement analysis
  • You will manage the creation of proposals in response to RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for Connectivity solutions based on Harman’s Product strategy.
  • Active steering during RFI/RFQ-phase to compile feasibility studies and to complete product performance specification.
  • Steering of Team 1 with related sub-teams
  • You will work closely with Product Management to feed that function with customer requirements and creative ideas in order to define and develop differentiating products.

What You Need

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related degree (BS Computer Engineering, for example), MBA is a plus
  • Minimum of 3 years working experience in the technology industry or automotive industry
  • Experience with SW and HW development projects and processes
  • Experience and good skills in working with software tools in general (DOORS, Excel, JIRA, Confluence,…)
  • A broad technical background with general knowledge of cellular and network technology, standards, mobile devices, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Infotainment systems, inter-vehicle communications (buses), advanced safety, cloud-based services, software architectures, and automotive-grade products and processes.
  • Able to push forward topics, decisions and escalations in heterogeneous teams.
  • Technical and commercial English fluently
  • Ability to motivate and to communicate.
  • Ability to maintain technical expertise/competence with the ever-changing technology.
  • Enthusiastic, creative and desire to constantly learn about business and technical topics.
  • Good presentation skills
  • Willingness to travel from time to time.
  • Flexibility
  • Highly organized and multitasking

What is Nice to Have

  • Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in an automotive tier-1 or tier-2 supplier of electronic components or automotive OEMs

What Makes You Eligible

  • Knowledge in Infotainment/Telematics systems and experience in working inside Automotive projects
  • Willingness to travel from time to time, domestic and international

What We Offer

  • Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, etc.)
  • Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
  • An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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