Harman

About the Role

As a Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for organizing and executing product development tasks. You will work in a cross-functional role planning, communicating, team building, and executing a development plan to Harman and customer requirements. 

Your Team

This position has direct responsibility for program management and customer interface engineering.  The position has indirect responsibility for all engineering-related functions (transducer, hardware, software, mechanical, acoustics, and validation) and cross-functional interfaces (procurement, manufacturing, etc).

 What You Will Do 

• Manage 4-8 audio system (Amplifier) program teams, requiring both applications and international development engineering
• Contribute globally with Hardware/Mechanical/SW Engineering Teams in design and development of Toyota/Harman vehicle specific Audio System Solutions on specific vehicle platforms.
• Define tasks to be performed by the cross-functional team in developing systems. Use a task list to create a work breakdown structure. Use work breakdown structure to establish program schedule.
• Follow corporate product development (or applications) process
• Ensure the compliance of team members
• Ensure prompt decision-making is executed by promoting consensus decisions, intervening when consensus decision-making fails, and making unilateral decisions in the case of a deadlock
• Understand all of the technical detail of the products used in all systems, both electrical and mechanical
• Approve requirements and technical solutions for meeting requirements for all development products
• Establish and manage program budget
• Work with Sales, Supplier Engineering, and Design Engineering to set and meet the system cost target
• Set team goals for timeliness, customer issues, and quality. Lead team to meet goals.
• Interact with all internal functions: design engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, marketing, and sales.
• Negotiate resource allocations from functional managers. When a resource conflict occurs, negotiate a solution with functional managers and other program managers.

• Serve as a lead program interface with the customer.
• Identify and drive program issues at the team level

• Review selected suppliers and quotes, and participate in supplier reviews/selection as appropriate
• Coordinate and oversee the ordering of prototype and production tooling
• Audit task completion and report major deviations from plan to appropriate management
• Recommend continuous improvements development process

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field 
• 8 years overall experience
• 5+ years related experience in program management, sales, quality, design, engineering management, process engineering, or manufacturing engineering
• Project Planning, problem-solving, multi-tasking, project management skills 
• Technical knowledge of the Audio systems and Automotive Electronics 
• Understanding of embedded software in audio electronics

What is Nice to Have

• PMP certification preferred
• Master’s Degree in Engineering or MBA
• Background in Automotive Electronics and Audio systems
• Experience working with Japanese OEMs

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10% domestic and international travel and occasionally travel to the customer location and HARMAN Plants
• Be willing to work in an office in Queretaro, Mexico
• Be will to work remotely as well as attend meeting onsight when required.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN/Samsung products (JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies
• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program