Principal Engineer, Microphone

HARMANs engineers and designers are creative purposeful and agile. As part of this team youll 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 youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end esteemed brands like JBL Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

This role is responsible for the microphone system designing tuning and optimizing end-to-end for Smart Speaker Conference Speaker Earphones Headphone Helmet Wireless Mic TV and soundbar product category for Harman Embedded Audio ensuring that microphone system performance will continue to be competitive advantage in all products and solutions.

What You Will Do

• Lead the mic system engineering design of Harman Embedded Audio products.
• Participate in meetings with customer and system engineer to understand the requirements of new opportunities.
• Provide high level architectural design of the mic system to meet requirements and different user cases including the mic component acoustic design DSP algorithm.
• Responsible for design development optimization & implementation of voice solution into consumer electronics products.
• Assess and benchmark the voice related technologies in the market.
• Design voice signal processing flow to ensure voice performance and quality.
• Develop mic system technology product prototypes and manufacturing processes to aid external based on internal or 3rd partys solutions and technologies.
• Develop methodologies and procedures that improve voice performance and quality.
• Test tune debug and certify the mic system to make sure the system can meet customer requirements and perform voice related issues root cause analysis.
• Cooperate with other project team members and even customers and suppliers to run the project by following the HEA NPI Process.
• Shares knowledge and assists team members who are less experienced or knowledgeable.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelors degree or above in acoustic electrical mechanical or computer science.
• 12 years acoustics background experience.
• Full of experience in the mic component design mic acoustic design mic algorithm tuning mic system testing.
• Familiar with voice processing of people to people people to machine including but not limited to AEC NR BF AGC EQ and know the effects of the algorithm parameters.
• Understand about the AVS GVA and TEAMS certification.
• Skilled use of various mic design tools like Soundcheck AP HATS Audacity etc.
• Understand the mainstream DSP in the market and their characteristics.
• Good communication skill and show professional knowledge when discuss with the suppliers and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written in English.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work in a quickly changing environment.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to domestic or international travel for business needs.
• Willingness to work in an office.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman products (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.