Harman

About the Role

Senior Cost & Sustainability Engineer work to achieve the profitability, sustainability and growth goals defined by the leadership strategy through a cross-functional collaborative environment with Procurement, Engineering, Customer Account Management, Manufacturing and Suppliers.

Your Team

This position will report to the Cost & Sustainability Engineering Lead and will be an individual contributor role with no direct or indirect reports.

What You Will Do

• Utilize internal and external databases to build cost and life-cycle CO2e assessment models that will establish Design-to-Cost , CO2e reduction targets for components, modules, assemblies designed into HARMAN Automotive products

• Drive HARMAN “best practice” cost, design and CO2e reference for the Harman Automotive products to a component level:

• Review and analyze cost breakdowns from supplier quotes and understand relevant cost influent factors

• Contribute to the technical definition and implementation of electronic system cost and CO2e modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend data to be established

• Develop close technical relationships with suppliers to identify best cost, design solutions, including emerging technologies that provide cost and CO2e improvements

• Work with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targets and source board

• Active participation during negotiating events with target costing

• Identify and drive category strategy activities to meet should cost target and best CO2e solution (based on: new supplier scouting, benchmarking, purchased part relocation – defined category strategy plan including sustainability roadmap) , alignment with cross-functional teams

• Develop cost engineering infrastructure

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering

• Minimum 6 years work experience in the following areas:

  • For E(Mechanical):

    • Cost engineering of (E)/mechanical components and systems

    • VA/VE of (E)/mechanical components and systems

    • Engineering automotive (E)/mechanical components

    • Automotive procurement

    • Advanced manufacturing engineering

• Experience with factors impacting design for CO2e improvement

• Experience with complex components, modules, assemblies

• Technical contribution on review the work of other cost engineers

• Ability to solve complex technical topics through structure solutions.  Must be able to influence others to drive alignment on proposed technical solutions.

• Ability to breakdown component costs into the constituent costs

• Good presentation skills and demonstrated ability to effectively present complex technical topics

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can effectively work with all levels of a global organization

• Experience working in a fast paced, highly measured, results focused environment

• Experience supporting Procurement in supplier Negotiations

• Fluency in English

What is Nice to Have

• Master’s degree in engineering

• Minimum 2 years work experience in developing costs models for component, modules, assemblies

• Experience with automotive electronic systems is highly desirable, including experience selecting and/or recommending automotive grade components

• Capability to share knowledge and best practices with teammates

• Change Orientation: Able to adapt to changing demands and conditions

• Experience in data analytics

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel

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