Engineer I, SW - Automotive Quality Management, ASPICE, ISO 26262

HARMANs engineers and designers are creative purposeful and agile. As part of this team youll 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 youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

At HARMAN we understand that effective collaboration and adaptability are essential to delivering value to our customers.

The role involves managing quality assurance (QA) processes throughout project lifecycles to meet delivery and quality targets. Responsibilities include defining strategies scheduling activities ensuring process compliance for reaching Automotive SPICE level 3 on Strategic Business Unit (SBU) level.

Your Team

This position reports to the Engineering Excellence Manager in Romania. As an integral member of a global team the person in this role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Automotive Engineering Excellence Development Quality and the Process Owners and Experts of our SBU Connectivity Software Domains. These teams work closely together to ensure that process improvement initiatives are strategically aligned technically sound and effectively adopted across the organization.

What You Will Do

• Establish tailor and evangelize quality standards that meet ISO 26262 Automotive SPICE and internal safety & quality requirements.
• Align engineering processes according to Automotive SPICE with respect to customer requirements.
• Defining strategies scheduling activities ensuring process compliance for reaching Automotive SPICE level 3 on Strategic Business Unit (SBU) level.
• Creating and administering process and development documents regarding consistency.
• Train and support Process Owners in HARMAN internal and external assessments.
• Support the HARMAN Business Management System (BMS) group to define the rollout and training strategy.
• Support the regional owner and experts in executing the BMS training as defined.

What You Need

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Computer Science or related field.
• 3 years of experience in Automotive Quality Management
• Demonstrable knowledge of the Automotive SPICE process assessment model (PAM)
• Proven expertise in software architecture and in developing complex software systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of software quality programs for safety-critical production products.
• Strong communication skills able to coach collaborate and negotiate across functions.

What is Nice to Have

• Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessor
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2.
• Experience with common standards such as functional safety (ISO 26262) and if applicable cybersecurity (ISO 21434).
• Automotive and Infotainment Industry experience.

What Makes You Eligible

• Intrinsically motivated achievement-oriented and deeply passionate about technology.
• Able to understand concepts and use structured reasoning.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Fast learner able to synthesize large amounts of information accurately.
• Demonstrate robust critical thinking and adept problem-solving skills.

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.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

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