Principal Engineer, DSP

A Career at HARMAN Automotive

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats 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 HARMANs Corporate Division. Major working scope is to design common audio infrastructure/platform SW based on Qualcomm/Samsung/Intel/NXP/TI/ADI SoCs integrate Harman audio solution into these SoCs. The Principal Engineer will also coach other lower-level engineers (Senior Engineer and Engineer) to deliver on time with high quality as mentor. This role will report to the Sr. Manager SW Only Project Engineering Car Audio SBU.

What You Will Do

• Design common audio infrastructure SW based on Qualcomm/Samsung/Intel/NXP/TI/ADI SoCs as reference platforms.

• Porting audio algorithms and framework into reference platforms develop and setup environment for automatic Unit test and Integration test.

• Support customer to Integrate Harman audio solution into their automotive audio systems.

• Feasibility study and proof of concept for new technologies or customer project quotations.

• Audio algorithm optimization including MIPS/MCPS/Memory for common code and dedicate processors.

• Develop DSP signal flow based on existed framework.

• Audio interface configuration and debugging audio performance (latency THD frequency) verification.

• Tasks assignment balancing monitoring for lower-level engineers (Senior Engineer and Engineer).

• Lead technical discussion with global team coordination within local team.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Ph.D. degree in Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience in corporate or academic research; alternatively Masters Degree in above-mentioned fields and 8 years of experience in research and development or Bachelors Degree and 12 years experience.

• 12 years years of SW development experience.

• Proficient in C language.

• Strong communication skills (written & spoken) to explain technology concepts to non-technical audiences.

• High-quality mindset to develop software with best industry practices.

• Passion for Audio quality and performance.

• Be able to solve complex design issues and take calculated risks.

• Experienced with at least one DSP processor including Qualcomm Hexagon Tensilica HiFi 4 ADI Sigma/Sharc/Griffin TI C66 Intel Apollo Lake etc.

• Experienced with at least one Audio/DSP framework including AudioHAL(Android) ALSA(kernel) Elite(Qualcomm) AudioWeaver etc.

• Experienced in audio related embedded SW development: audio driver(I2S/TDM) floating-point and fixed-point processing audio framework MIPS/MCPS optimization.

• Solid embedded system development and debug experience.

• Familiar with HW instrument like oscilloscope Audio precision analyzer signal generators etc. and embedded debug tool like emulators debuggers etc.

• Good Communication skill clear/simple explanation for complicated problem.

• Proficient English skill.

• Self-motived.

Bonus Points if You Have

• 15 years of work experience on embedded software development without frequent job-hopping.

• Experienced with audio signal processing: Signal flow design FFT filter design ASRC etc.

• Experience with audio interfaces: TDM/I2S/PDM/SPORT/SPDIF/A2B/AVB/MOST.

• Automotive development experience on CAN/UDS/AUTOSAR.

• Familiar with Automotive-SPICE.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10% domestic only OR domestic and international travel

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment.

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG etc.).

• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University.

• Competitive wellness benefits.

• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria.

• Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program.

• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative 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.