Job Title: Marketing Specialist Department: Marketing Location: Farmington SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS Reports to: VP of Marketing Supervises: None BASIC FUNCTION Responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive marketing plan for North America. ESSENTIAL DUTIES Support Asian sales group and develop strategies to meet the business plan. Meet with Asian OEM customer marketing groups on a regular basis. Review added value marketing programs for OEM customers to include sales training and auto shows. Identify new business and packaging opportunities. Meet with regional OEM managers and coordinate dealership activities to increase volumes. Meet with OEM customer and advertising agencies, to assure visibility in OEM advertising, for branded audio as well as all HBAS products. Communicate with Harman Consumer and Professional divisions, review cross-promotional strategies. Track HBAS volumes and application rates. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Ed Bachelors Degree preferably in marketing Experience: A minimum of 5 years of related experience in consumer brand, and OEM product marketing. Technical experience a plus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Job Title: Technical Program Manager II BASIC FUNCTION Technical Program Manager II manages cross-functional teams to introduce new audio systems for OEM automotive customers. ESSENTIAL DUTIES 1. Manage 4-8 audio system (speakers and amplifier) programs, requiring both applications and development engineering. Each program team should consist of no more than 17 members. Each audio system program should have an expected yearly gross revenue of less than $12 million. 2. Foster positive environment to create high-achieving team: treat all members with respect, encourage constructive dissent, re-focus team members when they get off-track, give positive feedback whenever it is appropriate, maintain a positive attitude, and reallocate resources in order to meet team commitments. 3. Define tasks to be performed by cross-functional team in developing systems. Use task list to create a work breakdown structure. Use work breakdown structure to establish program schedule. 4. Follow corporate product development (or applications) process. Ensure the compliance of team members. 5. 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. 6. Understand all of the technical detail of the products used in all systems, both electrical and mechanical. 7. Approve requirements and technical solutions for meeting requirements for all development products. 8. Lead team meetings by establishing an agenda, monitoring discussion to insure adherence to agenda, promoting a free exchange of ideas, challenging the pre-conceptions of team-members, finishing the meeting in a timely fashion, and publishing meeting minutes. 9. Establish program budget. Manage program budget. 10. Work with Sales, Supplier Engineering, and Design Engineering to set system cost target. Meet system cost target. 11. Set team goals for timeliness, customer issues, and quality. Lead team to meet goals. 12. Interact with all internal functions: design engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, marketing, and sales. 13. Negotiate resource allocations from functional managers. When a resource conflict occurs, negotiate a solution with functional managers and other program managers. 14. Serve as lead program interface with customer. 15. Identify program issues as early as possible and drive resolution at the team level. If resolution requires management intervention, escalate to appropriate management personnel with proposed alternatives. 16. Review selected suppliers and quotes, and participate in supplier reviews/selection as appropriate. 17. Coordinate and oversee ordering of prototype and production tooling. 18. Audit task completion. Report major deviations from plan to appropriate management. 19. Provide monthly reports in requested format. OTHER DUTIES Recommend continuous improvements development process. Complete other related duties as assigned by the supervisor. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor degree in related field Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in engineering Experience: 8-10 years of related experience in program management, sales, quality, design engineering, process engineering or materials. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOB IDENTIFICATION: Job Title: Test Engineer Department: Speech Processing, Farmington BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for Bluetooth device support for DaimlerChrysler embedded Bluetooth systems. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Assist in determining US Bluetooth device roadmaps and supported features. Bluetooth devices include cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 players, any other portable Bluetooth equipped device. Organize Bluetooth device logistics (organize devices and software upgrades for devices) Tests Bluetooth devices at the system level to insure that all requirements are met and all features are supported. Document and validate the test results. Participates in internal and customer driven test reviews throughout program. Acting as contact person for Bluetooth device technical support for the customer. OTHER DUTIES: Completes other related duties as assigned by the supervisor. Education: Bachelor degree in a related field POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Education BSCS or BSEE minimum requirement. Experience Bluetooth or Cellular experience preferred. Working Knowledge COMPETENCIES: Character Strength Overcomes obstacles to meet commitments. Demonstrates personal integrity in all interactions. Composure Maintains professional demeanor during the development process. Demonstrates the ability to accept criticism. Dominance Demonstrates a belief in self and the organization. Maintains confidence when presented with challenges. Emotional Maturity Supports decisions even if he/she does not agree with the decision. Demonstrates ability to effectively lead varied people under all conditions. Interpersonal Skills Demonstrates ability to clearly communicate the design process. Effectively leads meetings, speaks in public, and prepares correspondence. Memory Recall Recalls details, precedents, and prior events to ensure consistency in action. Recalls experience, training, and education and applies concepts to the job. Mental Alertness Demonstrates ability to conceptualize. Solves problems through deductive reasoning. Motivation Challenges self to greater levels of achievement. Strives to meet and exceed customer (internal or external) needs. Realistic Accurately assesses program situations. Demonstrates ability to identify hidden agendas of others. Strives for win-win outcomes. Accurately relays program progress, obstacles, and opportunities. Recommends alternatives to risky situations. Assesses organization strengths and weakness. Scanning Accuracy Pays attention to details affecting overall outcome of work. Identifies trends and problems quickly and accurately. Sensitivity Displays empathy for the needs of others. Seeks ways to satisfy needs and complete development programs. Makes oneself available to team. Technical Skill Applies education, training, and experience toward mastery of job requirements. Serves as resource person to team to facilitate technical issues resolution. Verbal Ability Communicates detailed information logically and clearly. Makes effective presentations. Work Habits Effectively organizes time and work. Meets commitments when made. Work Teams Demonstrates sufficient business vocabulary to communicate effectively and develop professional rapport with others. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Manual Dexterity Limited manual dexterity required. Physical Effort Work requires handling light weight materials or equipment with no special speed or exertion. Working Conditions Ordinary office, shop, field, or warehouse working conditions with some slightly disagreeable features. Must be able to travel to Harman and customer sites as needed. Hazards Negligible. Little or no exposure to hazards. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements. Signatures: Department Head: _________________________________ Date: _______________ Human Resources: _________________________________ Date: _______________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Job Title: Senior Engineer, Technical Quality Planning BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for planning and tracking the Technical Quality Assurance (TQA) activities in the Product Engineering Group in Farmington Hills while supporting development with corresponding methods, tools and procedures (quality plans, FMEA, DRBFM, qualification plans, quality metrics, V-model, etc.) The members of this group will become the .Quality Coaches. within Product Engineering. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Interface with program management function to ensure that all necessary TQA activities are included in the project plans and that all planned TQA activities occur. Regularly report status of TQA activities to management. Interface with Qualification group to ensure that all required (planned) testing/qualification activities are scheduled to occur per project/quality plans. Coordinate production qualification requirements with Qualification group so that all tests are defined and that product qualification can proceed per plans. Facilitate the execution of quality assurance activities (reviews, DFMEA/DRBFM, test planning, etc.) throughout the product development cycle. Interface with customer representatives to ensure all quality issues are resolved in a timely manner. Interface with other HB quality organizations to ensure all quality issues are resolved in a timely manner. Interface with design departments to ensure designs are capable of meeting all internal and customer requirements Work to improve the quality of product engineering group products and processes. OTHER DUTIES: Provide support to production quality organization when necessary to help resolve any warranty issues assigned to Product Engineering. Completes other related duties as assigned by the supervisor. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Education BSEE/ME (or equivalent) minimum requirement. BSEE Preferred. Advanced engineering degree preferred. Experience 7+ years electronics development experience, automotive industry background highly desirable. Quality function, customer interface experience beneficial. Familiarity with all aspects of the HB systems developed by the product engineering group. Experience with entire embedded systems product lifecycle required (audio/navigation/infotainment electronics systems experience preferred.) Experience working with Asian customers preferred. Working Knowledge Software and hardware solutions for automotive industries. General management skills, Project leader experience desirable. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Manual Dexterity Limited manual dexterity required. Physical Effort Work requires handling light weight materials or equipment with no special speed or exertion. Working Conditions Ordinary office, shop, field, or warehouse working conditions with some slightly disagreeable features. Must be able to travel to Harman and customer sites as needed. Hazards Negligible. Little or no exposure to hazards. COMPETENCIES: Character Strength Overcomes obstacles to meet commitments. Demonstrates personal integrity in all interactions. Composure Maintains professional demeanor during the development process. Demonstrates the ability to accept criticism. Dominance Demonstrates a belief in self and the organization. Maintains confidence when presented with challenges. Emotional Maturity Supports decisions even if he/she does not agree with the decision. Demonstrates ability to effectively lead varied people under all conditions. Interpersonal Skills Demonstrates ability to clearly communicate the design process. Effectively leads meetings, speaks in public, and prepares correspondence. Memory Recall Recalls details, precedents, and prior events to ensure consistency in action. Recalls experience, training, and education and applies concepts to the job. Mental Alertness Demonstrates ability to conceptualize. Solves problems through deductive reasoning. Motivation Challenges self to greater levels of achievement. Strives to meet and exceed customer (internal or external) needs. Realistic Accurately assesses program situations. Demonstrates ability to identify hidden agendas of others. Strives for win-win outcomes. Accurately relays program progress, obstacles, and opportunities. Recommends alternatives to risky situations. Assesses organization strengths and weakness. Scanning Accuracy Pays attention to details affecting overall outcome of work. Identifies trends and problems quickly and accurately. Sensitivity Displays empathy for the needs of others. Seeks ways to satisfy needs and complete development programs. Makes oneself available to team. Technical Skill Applies education, training, and experience toward mastery of job requirements. Serves as resource person to team to facilitate technical issues resolution. Verbal Ability Communicates detailed information logically and clearly. Makes effective presentations. Work Habits Effectively organizes time and work. Meets commitments when made. Work Teams Demonstrates sufficient business vocabulary to communicate effectively and develop professional rapport with others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Job Title: Senior Hardware Engineer BASIC FUNCTION Perform electronic design tasks, including schematics capture using MG2000, guide the layout engineer, create test plans and perform testing. ESSENTIAL DUTIES Work on project from concept to production. Support Customer deliverables. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: BSEE, MSEE preferred. Experience: Radio head unit design, LCD interface, media drives interfaces, Audio routing and conversion, video interfaces, AM/FM tuner design. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Job Title: Sr. Resident Engineer BASIC FUNCTION - Serve as the primary customer interface for HBAS - Manage and streamline customer requirements and resolve requirements issues - Coordinate problem resolution between the customer and HBAS - Assist customer with functional tests, debugging, and validation of prototypes - Assist customer with releasing products into vehicles at the subsystem and vehicle level - Manage the product at the customer site from sourcing to production to customer service - Interface with vehicle assembly plants during development and production - Work daily with HBAS program team to handle system and manufacturing issues ESSENTIAL DUTIES - Broad automotive electronics background with knowledge of Navigation, GPS, AM/FM tuners, HDD, DVD, codec audio ripping, Bluetooth, Voice Recognition, TMC, RDS and SDARS - Strong background with low and high speed CAN protocols required - Practical experience in related areas such as system design, hardware/software design, real-time applications, embedded applications preferred - Knowledge of micro controllers preferred - Good English language skills required - Good interpersonal skills required - High level of Maturity POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelors degree required, Masters preferred in Electrical Engineering/Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer BASIC FUNCTION Develop embedded software for various micro controller and DSP based OEM amplifier product. This engineer must be able to understand internal and external specifications and translate those, through software, into functional products. ESSENTIAL DUTIES 1. Write embedded software in both .C. and assembly for micro controller and DSP platforms. 2. Develop simulation, test, and configuration software in PC environments. 3. Be proficient reading schematics with a good working knowledge of electronics. 4. Interface with support engineers, test engineers, production engineers, or with the customer as required. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education: BSEE, BSCE (BS Computer Engineering), or equivalent industry experience. Experience: 5- 8 years