[Hiring] Senior Display Cost Engineer @Harman

Role Description

The Senior Display Cost Engineer works to achieve the profitability and growth goals defined by the leadership strategy through a cross-functional collaborative environment with Procurement, Engineering, Customer Account Management, Manufacturing, and Suppliers. This position will report to the Cost Engineering lead and will be an individual contributor role with no direct or indirect reports.

What You Will Do

• Target Costing project & program Execution
• Act as Display expert for Harman Internal and customer on Manufacturing and cost elements of Display and vision system e.g: camera
• Consult Harman stakeholders to select Display Technologies and suppliers for in-car experience
• Judgment on efficiency and Technology of Manufacturing and assembly houses for Display and Display elements
• Drive the technical definition and implementation of Display cost modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend data to be established.
• Contribute to the integration of internal and external databases to build cost models that will establish Design-to-Cost targets for assemblies, modules, designed into HARMAN Automotive products
• Support HARMAN “best practice” cost reference for the Harman Automotive products to a component level
• Analyze and lead cost breakdowns from supplier quotes and understand all cost influent factors for Benchmark purposes
• Establish technical definition and implementation of electronic system cost modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend data to be established.
• Continue close technical relationships with suppliers to identify best cost solutions, including emerging technologies that provide cost improvements
• Active collaboration with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targets
• Contribute with Procurement teams during negotiating events

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering
• More than 3 years work experience in the following areas:
  • Manufacturing and assembly of electronical and Visual system assemblies
  • Cost engineering of Assembly systems
  • Commercial basics in Procurement, controlling and accounting
  • Professional knowledge in Visual system, Display, Camera, integrated into an assembly preferred in Automotive
  • Experience with complex assemblies, Display and Visual systems
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical topics through structured solutions.
• Ability to influence others to drive alignment on proposed technical solutions.
• Demonstrated capability to breakdown Assembly processes down to component level
• Effective presentation skills on complex technical topics
• Experience working in a fast-paced, highly measured, results-focused environment
• Proven team player and driver with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can effectively work with a global organization

Requirements

• Bonus Points if You Have:
  • Master’s degree in engineering
  • Work experience in developing cost models for component, modules, assemblies
  • Experience with Visual systems including experience selecting and/or recommending automotive assemblies
  • Proven ability to share knowledge and best practices with teammates
  • AI machine learning applicable Method
• Fluent in English language
• Willingness to travel, if necessary

Benefits

• 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