Principal Engineer - System SW Architecture

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.
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.
Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
This position is within HARMAN’s Lifestyle Automotive Engineering department. The primary responsibility is to create system design and architecture for Car Audio Systems.
The System Architecture team is looking for the ultimate team player with positive and constructive thinking. The Successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of accomplishment of success with audio systems architecture and customer facing interaction.
What You Will Do
Contribute to the overall system software architecture for embedded systems and SOC based designs
Create System SW Design and Architecture on mid to high complex Systems, Platforms and modules for Car Audio Systems from basic idea up to product launch
Lead and steer the software architecture team (MCU, DSP, AVB, Others) to ensure feasibility, performance and cost optimized product design
Participate in the selection of next generation key components for the digital processing core
Develop the designs in cooperation with the system architect, cybersecurity architect and FuSa architect
Prepare system definition based on analysis of customer requirements in RFQ phase
Perform technical presentations directly with OEM’s
Software System definition based on analysis of internal and customer requirements
Generating detailed Software System block diagram under consideration of Harman guidelines
Perform design reviews for each development stage ensuring compliance to the software system design requirements
Maintain appropriate knowledge of current and future technologies, methods and tools, related to system engineering and software system architecture
Engage with OEM’s and customer teams guiding them on Harman audio system solutions matching the OEM vehicle architecture
What You Need to Be Successful
Master or Bachelor’s degree with appropriate software/hardware and embedded system working knowledge
10+ Year’s experience in OEM automotive product design (audio systems preferred)
Vehicle communication bus experience CAN, Ethernet, A2B
Onboard communication busses such as, I2C, (O, Q)SPI, TDM, UART
Hardware & Software development, debugging, and validation experience
In-Depth understanding of the automotive product design and development process
Solid background in using development tools for requirements management and system design
Ability to communicate architecture concepts and ideas persuasively and concisely to all levels of business
Good written and verbal communication in English
Flexible in terms of tasks and responsibility
Ability to build relations and work independently
Self-motivated, passionate about audio and high sense of responsibility
Bonus Points if You Have
DSP SW knowledge
Experience with Enterprise Architect - EA
Experience with DOORS Next gen - DNG
Ideal candidates have experience working as an audio, infotainment, or other automotive module engineer with automotive OEM customers
Experience with Audio Frameworks, AutoSAR and RTOS
Basic understanding of CyberSecurity and Functional Safety
Knowledge of Automotive SPICE process
Embedded system software development in C/C++ and model-based familiarity
Experience working with automotive OEM in an embedded system development
TS16949 and other quality tools (PPAP,APQP,MSA,SPC,DFMEA) familiarity
Creation of issue countermeasure quality document
What Makes You Eligible
Willingness to travel 10% of the time
Willingness to travel to customer locations when requested
What We Offer
We offer an authentic, diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
You will work on products and services that touch people’s lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
We offer competitive compensation/benefit programs and recognition programs.
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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, 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.