Configuration Management (CM) Domain Lead, Development & Design

HARMAN International•Novi, MI

About The Position

You will lead and own business architecture design, process development, and system development from a Change and Configuration Management perspective, in a specific business domain connected to our central PLM Environment. Your Domain focus area is Development and Design, fundamentally how Engineering executes their work within and connected to the central, global PLM cradle to grave (End to End). The scope consists of Mechanical design (ex. MCAD), Electrical design (ex. ECAD), Mechanical & Electrical collaboration (MCAD + ECAD), Simulation Data Management, and Variant Management on Product and Discipline level. The domain will be highly engaged with other experts within Engineering and various departments to build processes and systems at a fundamental level, that effectively and efficiently speed up development, improve quality, and meet broader organizational needs. For example, you will immediately jump into leading from Configuration Management a Mechanical CAD migration and process setup in our Teamcenter PLM, including procedures for ECAD & MCAD Collaboration of designs. Configuration Management means the process of building an enterprise with Clear, Concise, and Valid information that is Changed, Integrated, and managed throughout the Product Lifecycle achieving process excellence. You will work with members of your team (ex. System Engineers, other domain leads), our Digital IT Group, and with functional areas of the business (ex. Engineering, Program Management), to architect, build, test, launch, and own solutions from a CM perspective (Data & Change) to achieve operational excellence. You will learn the system capabilities, so you can work closely with our team and Digital IT teams to solve complex process and system issues enabling successful design, deployment, and integration in the Configuration Management Systems with related enterprise system enablers (PLM, ERP, MES, ALM). Portfolio of Technology enablers includes Enterprise Systems (ex. Siemens Teamcenter, Opcenter), Low-Code Development (ex. Mendix), Analytics (ex. QLIK), and Various Database/Data Structure frameworks (ex, Snowflake, Databricks) This role will function at a highly collaborative, leadership, Business Process Design & Architecture level to lead transformation in the business operations.

Requirements

Relevant technical Bachelor or equivalent from an accredited college or university in Engineering or relevant degree to the Domain area
Practical Experience with any of the Following: Mechanical CAD Applications (Creo, Catia, Solidworks), Electrical CAD Applications (Xpedition, Altium)
5-7 years working experience with the area in an Automotive Supplier or OEM.
Excellent ability to deliver projects and practice Risk-Management
Excellent skill and knowledge in the Domain Area
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong ability to create effective presentations and project documentation.
Strong competence in collaboration tools (Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams).
Exceptionally self-motivated and directed while ability to work in teams and motivate others in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

AIAG Certification
Masters Degree
Experience with Teamcenter or other PLM Applications
CMII Configuration Management certification (Certified or Professional)
Professional certification in change management / project management
Knowledge and application of continuous improvement philosophies

Responsibilities

Act as a business process architect, owner, and Subject Matter Expert of Change and Configuration process for an assigned domain area, focused on scalability and integration to the HARMAN business operations.
Run, own, and deliver projects end to end in your given domain, to implement new process capabilities or improve existing processes
Run multiple projects in parallel over time in the domain area, with strong delivery and results.
Act as a leader by helping design low-level strategy for the Domain Area Roadmap
Act as an owner with Business Functional Areas by storyboarding, process mapping, and architecting on how the fundamentals of Change and Configuration Solutions will work, for a given new technology, module, and/or process.
Lead, own and drive how master data will be established and managed through the CMII changes process
Leverage existing in-depth knowledge and develop stronger knowledge of systems and processes in the domain area, to partner and build the right solutions and procedures.
Work closely with your teammates who run Configuration Management operations to solve complex problems and support with exceptional tool and process design.
Identify potential issues in change and quality management, formulating problem statements, and developing solutions.
Continuous creativity and curiosity, to be thinking “two steps ahead” and driving our business to operational excellence both in process, systems, and people.
Performing as necessary administrative tasks in the Domain area as defined or required.
Support business departments, depending on your domain, with the solutions and processes launched.
Perform Root Cause problem solving on complex business processes and system issues to enable continuous improvement and achievement of Quality & PLM phase objectives.