Principal Engineer, System FMEA

About the role

HARMAN Automotive is looking for a Principal Engineer, System FMEA in Bucharest. The role owns the technical integrity and completeness of System FMEA content across the product lifecycle, defines and governs the analysis scope (system elements, functions, requirements, interfaces and boundary conditions) and integrates lessons learned, field feedback and cross-functional inputs to proactively identify and mitigate product and process risks. There is no direct or indirect reporting line.

Key responsibilities

• Define and document system elements, functions, requirements, interfaces and boundary conditions for the System FMEA.
• Set and maintain technical scope and focus areas for FMEA analysis based on architecture changes, product maturity and risk hotspots.
• Provide and validate technical input data such as requirements, interface definitions, architecture artifacts and lessons learned.
• Lead technical FMEA content development with system architects, hardware and software leads, safety, quality and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Ensure proactive identification of failure modes, effects and causes, with clear technical rationale and risk linkage.
• Ensure consistency and traceability between System/Design FMEA and Process FMEA, including alignment of risks and actions.
• Drive reuse of validated technical content, standard functional blocks and product-line lessons learned.
• Review and approve completeness and correctness of FMEA content per project milestones, support FMEA steering and release reviews, and track closure of technical action plans.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience in system-level product development in automotive or other complex embedded systems.
• Proven capability in technical risk management, requirements engineering and interface management across disciplines.
• Ability to translate complex technical topics into structured, high-quality FMEA content with clear prioritization.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional technical reviews and aligning stakeholders on risk quality and action ownership.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally; background investigation and drug screen required.

Required skills

• Hands-on knowledge of AIAG and VDA FMEA methodology and practical understanding of DFMEA and PFMEA interaction.
• Experience with FMEA software tools (Siemens Team Center or APIS IQ) and structured documentation practices.
• Bonus points: previous FMEA Technical Lead or FMEA Facilitator experience in series automotive programs, familiarity with ASPICE and IATF16949, experience building and reusing family FMEA libraries, and understanding of manufacturing handover phases.

What we offer

• Hybrid work environment, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
• Career development, on-the-job training on high-end automotive projects and extensive technical training.
• Employee discounts on audio products through the HARMAN Web shop.
• Progressive holiday plan, two sick days, compensation for weekend legal holidays and flextime.
• Meal tickets, premium medical subscription, fitness discounts and other corporate perks.