Principal Hardware Engineer
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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 youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.
About the Role
HARMANs Luxury Audio group comprises a portfolio of the most respected brands in the audio industry Arcam JBL Synthesis Mark Levinson and Revel.
HARMAN Luxury Audiocontinues to set new performance standards through advancements in design and the development of innovative audio technologies. In this role you will be responsible for the design and design oversight of highperformance highquality audio components from concept through production.
As aPrincipal Hardware Engineerwithin theLuxury Audio Engineering Group you will join our team of worldclass engineers who share an extraordinary passion for impeccable sound and dedication to raising the bar for highend consumer audio. You will have a profound understanding of audio system design and possess exceptional problemsolving abilities. This role will be pivotal in designing developing and refining cuttingedge audio hardware equipment supporting legacy productembedded software and ensuring that our products continue to lead the market in quality and performance.
Your Team
You will report to the Director of Engineering Mark Levinson and be part of a crossfunctional team including industrial designers mechanical engineers software engineers and production teams.
What You Will Do
- Work within a small multidisciplinary team to develop test and verify hardware for new and existing product designs using industry best practices track and resolve bugs in highend audio playback systems.
- Hardware development for luxury audio components.
- Understand schematics and work to ensure proper system design and function.
- Assist in the creation of Hardware / Software Requirements Documents for audio systems including amplifiers preamplifiers and source components (streamers CD players).
- Conduct rigorous hardware and software testing of platforms to ensure a luxuryclass user experience superior audio performance and reliability.
- Develop test plans to support new and existing products.
- Prepare and present project reports design reviews and technical documentation.
- Drive innovation in audio system design by staying up to date with the latest technological advancements and industry trends.
- Ensure all designs meet stringent quality compliance and performance standards.
What You Need
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience working in systemlevel development of highperformance consumer audio systems.
- Previous experience working on discrete analog electronics in the HiFi audio industry.
- Understanding of analog audio hardware design principles and digital audio hardware design including A/D and D/A.
- Experience with serial communication protocols including RS232 I2C SPI I2S and USB.
- Debug using test equipment including oscilloscopes logic analyzers emulators and simulators. Indepth knowledge of audio measurement techniques.
- Schematic capture and PCB design using Altium and the ability to carry out detailed design reviews of the PCB and schematic.
- Carry out indepth fault investigations down to component level (i.e. Debugging and reworking of PCB).
- Knowledge of highresolution audio formats streaming technologies and audio compression techniques.
- Attention to detail and a passion for achieving excellence in audio quality.
What is Nice to Have
- Familiarity with WiFi Bluetooth and Internet protocols (TCP/IP).
- Experience with the design of RF antennas.
- Circuit simulation LTSpice and/or PSpice.
- EMC compliance and testing experience.
- Experience with DSP and embedded systems hardware.
- Experience developing writing and debugging automated test procedures (Python Audio Precision Basic C# NI Labview/TestStand).
- Experience documenting parts and designs using a PLM system.
- Active participation in the audio engineering community with published papers or patents in the field.
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 10 domestic and international travel.
- Be willing to work in an office in Northridge CA.
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.
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What We Offer
- Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging worklife integration and collaboration in a global environment.
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN Universitys business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Access to employee discounts on worldclass HARMAN products (JBL Harman/Kardon etc..
- Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program.
Salary Ranges:
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.
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Employment Type
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