Mechanical Resident Engineer

Harman•Novi, MI

1d•$78,750 - $115,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Mechanical Resident Engineer is an individual contributor in a direct customer-facing role within HARMAN Automotive. The role supports product development and solutions for key customer programs, working closely with General Motors engineering, HARMAN Engineering, and program management. The position focuses on coordinating cross-functional priorities, resolving problems, and advancing HARMAN speaker designs within GM. It is based in Warren, Michigan, and follows a hybrid schedule with three days in the office. Occasional early-morning or evening meetings may be needed to collaborate with teams in Europe and Asia. Employment is conditional on successfully completing a background investigation and drug screen after an offer. The position supports GM program milestones by providing CAD and data through GM’s Team Center database, preparing and presenting technical design proposals, coordinating program and integration meetings, tracking issues and resolutions, and creating change requests in GM systems to document and track HARMAN mechanical designs. The role requires an engineering bachelor’s degree, experience evaluating vehicle packaging with Teamcenter VIS Mockup or comparable tools, customer relationship skills, and the ability to communicate technical tradeoffs and keep program issues moving toward resolution. CAD application experience is preferred, as is familiarity with AI tools for efficiency, problem-solving, and quality. The posted salary range is $78,750–$115,500. Other compensation, such as bonuses or commission, may be available depending on the position offered. Benefits may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick and volunteer leave, paid bonding and caregiver leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support, adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, an employer-matched retirement savings plan, disability coverage, life insurance, employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products, learning and development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, wellness benefits, and access to campus fitness facilities and cafeteria where available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
Experience with Teamcenter VIS Mockup or comparable tools to evaluate vehicle packaging.
Ability to manage customer program milestones across engineering, keep priorities clear, and move open issues toward resolution.
Relationship-building skills that build customer trust.
Curiosity and willingness to learn about projects, processes, components, vehicle architecture, and other engineering domains.
Clear communication and sound judgment when explaining technical tradeoffs to customers, product teams, and engineering partners.
Baseline familiarity with using AI to support efficiency, problem-solving, and quality.
Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment after offer.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CAD applications such as CATIA, SolidWorks, or NX.
Customer-facing experience with an OEM.
Experience as a Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Design Release Engineer, or Technical Program Manager on mechanical programs.
Mechanical or automotive engineering experience on OEM programs.
Experience working in GM systems.
Knowledge and experience of automotive manufacturing processes, including metal stamping, casting, forming, plastic injection molding, 3D printing, and additive manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Work within GM’s Team Center database to provide data and CAD to HARMAN’s engineering team.
Create and present technical presentations, including dimensions, cross-sections, and design proposals, to demonstrate solutions to GM.
Run weekly Program Development Team (PDT) meetings and record open issues, resolutions, and program timing with the respective program team.
Support Compartment Integration (CIT) meetings and present issues and resolutions weekly to support design solutions.
Attend Vehicle Performance Integration Team (VPIT) meetings and present issues and resolutions to explain HARMAN’s design perspective.
Create change requests in GM systems to document, update, and track HARMAN’s mechanical designs.
Coordinate customer program milestones across engineering and keep priorities clear and open issues moving toward resolution.
Communicate technical tradeoffs to customers, product teams, and engineering partners to support timely decisions.

Benefits

Employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products, including JBL, Harman/Kardon, and AKG.
Learning and development opportunities through HARMAN University programs.
Wellness benefits.
Tuition reimbursement.
Access to the HARMAN campus fitness center and cafeteria, where available.
Paid vacation and holidays.
Paid sick leave.
Volunteer leave.
Paid bonding and caregiver leave.
Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Fertility support and adoption assistance.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Retirement savings plan with employer match.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Life insurance.
Other compensation may include bonuses or commission, depending on the position offered.