EMI/EMC Simulation Engineer (m/f/d)

HARMAN International; Karlsbad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Employee discounts on Harman products

Flexible schedule

Pension plan

Professional development

Talent acceleration program

Recognition program

Job summary

HARMAN International is hiring an EMI/EMC Simulation Engineer to build an enterprise-grade virtual EMI/EMC capability that reduces late-stage physical chamber validation and accelerates first-time pass for automotive electronics. You will define workflows, modeling standards, correlation methodology, and toolchains to deliver engineering-grade confidence.

You will own the EMI/EMC roadmap, build a scalable hybrid workflow, translate software modes into EM sources, and lead correlation campaigns

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in simulation engineering, with at least 3 years in EMI/EMC simulations for automotive electronics.
• Deep EM fundamentals: Maxwell-based EM, when to use full-wave vs special cases including coupling mechanisms, CM/DM conversion, resonance, radiation, and shielding effectiveness.
• Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects in regulated industries such as automotive, aerospace, or healthcare.
• Experience working in cross-functional and global teams, driving alignment between technical and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own the virtual EMI/EMC roadmap: define the modeling architecture and V3 workflows for CE, RE, BCI, and RI across product lines.
• Build a scalable hybrid simulation workflow: partition problems across quasi-static extraction, PEEC/MTL cable modeling, full-wave 3D EM, and circuit co-simulation.
• Translate software operating modes into EM-realistic sources: develop mode libraries and convert them into calibrated per-rail current spectra/time waveforms and switching-node stimuli.
• Lead correlation and validation campaigns: design correlation experiments and quantify model accuracy and establish acceptance criteria and model governance.
• Establish cross-SBU modeling standards: mesh guidelines, uncertainty budgets, parameter sweeps/DOE, Monte Carlo plans; document best practices and train the broader team.
• Provide actionable EMC guidance during architecture, schematic, layout, and mechanical integration to prevent issues before prototype builds.
• Drive toolchain integration and automation in PLM, manage compute strategy.
• Partner with test labs and suppliers: align virtual models with real fixtures; ensure vendor component models are fit for simulation.

Skills

Leadership and communication

Cross-functional collaboration

EMI/EMC knowledge

Maxwell-based EM theory

Modeling and simulation planning

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Tools

Ansys AEDT

Siemens EDA

Job description

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

We are hiring a EMI/EMC Simulation Engineer to build and lead an enterprise-grade virtual EMI/EMC capability that meaningfully reduces reliance on late-stage physical chamber design validation and accelerates first-time pass for complex automotive electronics. You will define the workflows, modeling standards, correlation methodology, and toolchains to deliver predictive CE/RE/BCI/RI outcomes with engineering-grade confidence. This role requires deep physics knowledge, pragmatic simplification skills, and strong cross-functional leadership across EE design, mechanical, systems, firmware, test labs, and suppliers.

What You Will Do

• Own the virtual EMI/EMC roadmap: define the modeling architecture and V3 workflows for Conducted Emissions (CE), Radiated Emissions (RE), Conducted Immunity (BCI), and Radiated Immunity (RI) across product lines.

• Build a scalable hybrid simulation workflow: partition problems across quasi-static extraction, PEEC/MTL cable modeling, full-wave 3D EM, and circuit co-simulation, choosing the right physics fidelity per frequency band and geometry scale.

• Translate software operating modes into EM-realistic sources: develop mode libraries and convert them into calibrated per-rail current spectra/time waveforms and switching-node stimuli.

• Lead correlation and validation campaigns: design correlation experiments and quantify model accuracy and establish acceptance criteria and model governance.

• Establish cross-SBU modeling standards: mesh guidelines, uncertainty budgets, parameter sweeps/DOE, Monte Carlo plans; document best practices and train the broader team.

• Provide actionable EMC guidance during architecture, schematic, layout, and mechanical integration to prevent issues before prototype builds.

• Drive toolchain integration and automation in PLM, manage compute strategy.

• Partner with test labs and suppliers: align virtual models with real fixtures; ensure vendor component models are fit for simulation.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or a related field.

• 5+ years of professional experience in simulation engineering, with at least 3 years in EMI/EMC simulations for automotive electronics.

• Deep EM fundamentals: expert-level understanding of Maxwell-based EM, and when to use full-wave vs special cases including coupling mechanisms, CM/DM conversion, resonance, radiation, and shielding effectiveness.

• Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects, preferably in regulated industries such as automotive, aerospace, or healthcare.

• Experience working in cross-functional and global teams, driving alignment between technical and business objectives.

• Tool proficiency with at least one major stack: Ansys AEDT or Siemens EDA

• Solid understanding of automotive development processes and standards e.g., CISPR 25, ISO 11452, ASPICE.

• Good leadership and communication skills: ability to guide teams, engage with executives, and translate technical concepts into business value.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Experience simulating EMC at system/vehicle level (harness networks, multi-module coupling) and deploying design-to-validation workflows in production organizations.

• Expertise in nonlinear EMC phenomena and co-simulation: TVS/ESD behavior, ferrite saturation, SMPS mode transitions, and mapping induced disturbances to software-defined functional criteria.

• Experience building model libraries (connectors, CMCs, ferrites, absorbers), and post-processing tools that emulate compliance receivers (RBW/VBW, detectors).

• HPC/GPU acceleration experience for EM workloads, and best practices for model version control, automation, and traceability

What Makes You Eligible

• Fluency in German and English languages, both spoken and written.

• Willingness to travel domestic and international on a need basis (20%).

• Willingness to relocate to your primary office location.

What We Offer

• HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training and competitive market base compensation

• You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products

• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global friendly working atmosphere and good work-life-balance

• Attractive salary package based on the Metall & Elektro Tarif Baden Wurttemberg and an Employer contribution towards a company pension plan

• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies which also includes extensive technical trainings

• Internal talent management leadership acceleration programs

• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affiantive 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.