Cost and Sustainability Engineer, Mechanical
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026. HARMAN International scores B on the Alion truth index.
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A Career at HARMAN
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About the Role
Senior Cost & Sustainability Engineer work to achieve the profitability, sustainability and growth goals defined by the leadership strategy through a cross-functional collaborative environment with Procurement, Engineering, Customer Account Management, Manufacturing and Suppliers.
Your Team
This position will report to the Cost & Sustainability Engineering Lead and will be an individual contributor role with no direct or indirect reports.
What You Will Do
Utilize internal and external databases to build cost and life-cycle CO2e assessment models that will establish Design-to-Cost , CO2e reduction targets for components, modules, assemblies designed into HARMAN Automotive products
Drive HARMAN “best practice” cost, design and CO2e reference for the Harman Automotive products to a component level:
Review and analyze cost breakdowns from supplier quotes and understand relevant cost influent factors
Contribute to the technical definition and implementation of electronic system cost and CO2e modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend data to be established
Develop close technical relationships with suppliers to identify best cost, design solutions, including emerging technologies that provide cost and CO2e improvements
Work with Engineering & Product Sourcing teams during the new business quoting phase to establish reference cost targets and source board
Active participation during negotiating events with target costing
Identify and drive category strategy activities to meet should cost target and best CO2e solution (based on: new supplier scouting, benchmarking, purchased part relocation - defined category strategy plan including sustainability roadmap) , alignment with cross-functional teams
Develop cost engineering infrastructure
What You Need
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Minimum 6 years work experience in the following areas:
For E(Mechanical):
Cost engineering of (E)/mechanical components and systems
VA/VE of (E)/mechanical components and systems
Engineering automotive (E)/mechanical components
Automotive procurement
Advanced manufacturing engineering
Experience with factors impacting design for CO2e improvement
Experience with complex components, modules, assemblies
Technical contribution on review the work of other cost engineers
Ability to solve complex technical topics through structure solutions. Must be able to influence others to drive alignment on proposed technical solutions.
Ability to breakdown component costs into the constituent costs
Good presentation skills and demonstrated ability to effectively present complex technical topics
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can effectively work with all levels of a global organization
Experience working in a fast paced, highly measured, results focused environment
Experience supporting Procurement in supplier Negotiations
Fluency in English
What is Nice to Have
Master’s degree in engineering
Minimum 2 years work experience in developing costs models for component, modules, assemblies
Experience with automotive electronic systems is highly desirable, including experience selecting and/or recommending automotive grade components
Capability to share knowledge and best practices with teammates
Change Orientation: Able to adapt to changing demands and conditions
Experience in data analytics
What Makes You Eligible
Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel
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
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, 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.