Principal Engineer, Product Reliability

HARMAN International

Principal Engineer driving product reliability practices for HARMAN’s Automotive Division in China. Leading initiatives to create and implement best practices and reliability methods.

Posted 7/20/2026full-timeSuzhou • 🇨🇳 ChinaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Product Reliability best practices, methods, and tools, with a strong focus on training and coaching teams in the automotive sector. Proficient in guiding projects through advanced testing methodologies and ensuring alignment with senior management on reliability strategies.

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Product Reliability Best PracticesHighly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)Reliability Growth ModelsCertified Reliability EngineerAutomotive ECU Design and Testing

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Hard Skills

Reliability EngineeringFailure AnalysisProblem SolvingTesting MethodologiesDesign for Reliability

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsInitiativeResponsibility Taking

Tools & Technologies

Reliability ToolsSimulation ToolsProduct Usage Profiles

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Reliability Engineer

Industry Keywords

Automotive SectorEngineeringQuality FieldGlobal Development Teams

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the creation of Product Reliability best practices
Drive establishment of new reliability methods and tools supporting the Product Reliability strategy
Ensure alignment and acceptance of Product Reliability roadmap and implementation planning with key stakeholders and Senior Management across all SBUs
Lead the implementation of Product Reliability best practices, methods and tools
Monitor and report the status of implementation planning to Senior Management
Use your expertise to guide and train projects in test to failure, highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and use of simulations
Lead creation and tracking of reliability growth models and escalate issues to key global stakeholders
Drive training, implementation and coaching in the program use of product usage profiles, as application of Design for Reliability methods and tools
Fostering the mindset required for the automotive sector in China

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or other science related degree
10+ years of experience in Engineering / Reliability / Quality field
Effective communicator at all levels incl. senior leadership within organization
Certified Reliability Engineer would be a plus
High degree of initiative, responsibility taking and excellent interpersonal skills
Fluent in English and Chinese (written & verbal)
Background in design or testing of Automotive ECU’s as well as experience in training and coaching global development teams and a structured failure analysis / problem solving experience would be a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environment, allowing for hybrid work one day per week for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location.
Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
Competitive wellness benefits
Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
“Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development