Systems Engineer, Project Lead

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
This role will provide overall technical direction among the engineering domain leads (software, hardware, and mechanical Project Leads) for an Intelligent-Cockpit system, and act as a single point of contact for the engineering team. This role is the technical counterpart to the customer lead engineer for the awarded project. This role requires a "whatever it takes" attitude using diplomatic leadership skills within a collaborative teamwork environment to accomplish the necessary results.
Your Team
There are no direct reports for this position. This role will be responsible for the engineering development and execution of a multi-year project that includes a cross-functional team of approximately 50 engineers.
What You Will Do

• Provide overall technical direction among the engineering domain leads (software, hardware, and mechanical Project Leads) and act as the single point of escalation for the engineering team.
• Manage product development to be executed within the assigned program KPI for performance, stability, time, cost (BOM and EDD), and development quality.
• Ensure that the overall engineering team structure and staffing are set up and maintained with highly talented and capable team members through the assigned projects.
• Ensure the development and testing of the customer project is completed to meet all requirements (functional and performance) within the planned time, cost, and development quality targets of the program.
• Be the technical leader to drive challenging technical issues with a "whatever it takes" attitude keeping in mind the quality and integrity of the product.
• Present to both internal and external management with clear communication.
• Interfaces with the customer on systems-level issues to clarify and define the optimal solution.
• Support / consult internal engineering organizations with DFMEA creation, thermal management, signal integrity studies, schematic reviews, software design reviews, DVP&R, warranty, and special investigations.

What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of overall experience
• Hands-on experience in embedded systems software development
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and multi-national engineering teams in the development of complex systems from architecture to implementation.
• Proven and recent hands-on project/product development expertise in electrical, electromechanical, software, or Systems Engineering.
• A significant system architectural knowledge of automotive systems such as infotainment, digital cockpit, ADAS systems.
• Ability to articulate vision and influence decision-making outcomes with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and the customer.
• Proven and effective communication, analytical, judgment, initiative, and execution skills.
• Experience in customer-facing roles.

What is Nice to Have

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with thermal management, signal integrity, Functional Safety ASIL B, and/or multi-board ECUs.
• Experience with Qualcomm SOCs.
• Previous experience as an embedded hardware/SW developer
• Previous experience in embedded system optimization and launch issue resolution as a hands-on contributor.
• Prior experience as an engineering leader.
• Systems Engineering and/or Architecture experience.
• Vehicle systems and network architecture practical knowledge
• Automotive business landscape knowledge
• Experience with hardware or mechanical design of complex automotive products

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10% domestic and international travel.
• Be willing to work in an office in Novi, MI (hybrid).

What We Offer

• 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
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,disability or Protected Veterans status. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. (www.harman.com)