Acoustic Engineering Intern

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.

Introduction: 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

Harman Professional is seeking a talented highly motivated and dynamic future acoustics engineer to join our product development team. Assignments are broad in nature requiring appreciable initiative originality ingenuity and strong problem-solving skills. You will be actively helping review designs update test methods and document activities.

What You Will Do

• Work experience may include transducer or loudspeaker system design acoustic measurement and testing and/or project engineering
• Loudspeaker design reviews acoustic measurements data analysis product assembly and tear down reporting
• Lab organization equipment setup calibration data collection analysis reporting
• Get trained by the JBL engineering team on state-of-the-art acoustic measurement techniques applied to loudspeakers.
• Participates in process improvement activities as approved and directed by supervisor.
• Operate as a multidisciplinary member of the team of creative independent individuals
• Academic project allowed upon manager approval

What You Need to Be Successful

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelors (or Masters) Degree program at an accredited institution having completed your Sophomore year or later
• Must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA
• 3 months of applied engineering experience (internship laboratory and personal/team project experience is applicable)
• Must have taken courses in Acoustics Physics or Electrical Engineering
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and be able to confidently interact and present information to senior leaders and executives
• Must work collaboratively with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

Bonus Points if You Have

• Experience in audio technologies professional audio systems speech/voice/music processing
• Understanding of professional audio testing and equipment
• Applied physics acoustics and FEA modeling background
• A love of music

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to work in an office in Northridge CA
• Must provide own housing and transportation to/from work
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
• Must provide full work availability from Feb 2025 through June 2025 and be able to work 40 hours per week depending on workload

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University

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.