Principal Component Engineer, Electronics

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

The Component Engineer is responsible for driving component technology portfolio management, standardization, and component preference strategy to support the efficiency, quality, supply chain resiliency, and productivity of Harman products within the Automotive division (all products, regions, and customers).

Component types within the scope of component engineering are semiconductor, discrete, passive, and a selected group of E-mechanical (connector, fan) components.

Your Team

This position will report to the Component Engineering Director and will be an individual contributor role without direct or indirect reports.

What You Will Do

• Drive cross function team to define and continuously evolve component preference strategy and standardization
• Research and review automotive electronic parts specifications, standards and support the component selection and application in Harman products
• Define multi-sourcing specifications, verify underlying sources by technical evaluation, simulation, testing…
• Research and study emerging technologies, support new supplier evaluation, development, conduct supplier technological assessment
• Manage global component master database, continuously evolve corporate process and rules to support business needs
• Early involvement in design activities or issue resolution, act as linking pin between designers, manufacturers and procurement providing advice, support the balance between performance, quality, cost and timing requirements for components used in HARMAN’s Automotive products
• Provide component expertise support to global design centers and manufacturing sites on component application, quality, failure analysis, PCN, shortage response

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering – Electronic/Automation/ Micro-Electrics or related majors.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in hardware schematic design, simulation, worst case analysis, design verification and product validation.
• 8+ years hands-on experience and expertise of discrete components and Integrated Circuits (IC’s) – operational principles, specifications, characterization, testing, application, reliability, failure modes
• Understanding of automotive Product Development Process, Supplier Change Requests (PCN/PDN) process, PPAP process and other common automotive quality procedures and stress test specifications (IATF16949, AEC-Q100/200, etc.)
• Experience of driving cross functional collaboration / transvers projects.
• Fluent in spoken and written English, strong analytical, interpersonal, presentation skills

What is Nice to Have

• Knowledge or experience of electronic component cost structures and analytic
• Knowledge or experience of sustainability and electronic component CO2e
• Knowledge of supplier management practices, supplier industry / risk, global supply chain resiliency
• Understanding of Circuit Board (PCB) design and surface mount (SMT) manufacturing equipment, processes, and electronic component package.

What Makes You Eligible

• Good English and Chinese communication
• Self-motivated and strong sense of responsibility
• Leadership to drive the cross functional discussion and collaboration
• Open, flexible, and collaborative

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
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• 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.