Hardware Audio Engineer
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Job Summary
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.
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We are 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
As a Junior Hardware Engineer within the BUIC (Intelligent Cockpit) organization you will support the development of automotive hardware platforms with a strong focus on audio amplifier systems used in modern InVehicle Infotainment (IVI) and domainbased cockpit architectures.
In this role you will contribute to the design bringup verification and integration of audio amplifier hardware (covering different amplifier classes such as Class AB / Class D) and A2B (Automotive Audio Bus) based audio networking solutions. You will work closely with experienced hardware engineers system architects software validation and manufacturing teams in a global environment gaining handson experience across the full hardware development lifecycle.
What You Will Do
Hardware Design & Development
- Schematic design and maintenance of audio amplifier hardware functional blocks (power supply audio power stages interfaces diagnostics protection circuits) under guidance of senior engineers.
- Component selection BOM creation/maintenance and design documentation according to automotive requirements.
- Hardware bringup activities for new designs and variants.
Audio Amplifier & A2B Integration
- Development and integration of audio amplifier solutions using different amplifier classes (e.g. Class AB / Class D).
- A2B (Automotive Audio Bus) network bringup configuration checks and basic debugging in cooperation with hardware and software teams.
- Troubleshooting of audio and control interfaces (A2B I2C basic audio interfaces).
Verification Test & Debug
- Perform benchlevel hardware validation (functional checks basic audio measurements power behavior diagnostics).
- Support EMC thermal and robustness testing activities by preparing setups executing measurements and documenting results.
- Rootcause analysis of hardware issues together with senior engineers.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Work closely with system software validation mechanical and manufacturing teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Participate in design reviews implement review feedback and contribute to continuous improvement of hardware solutions.
What You Need to Be Successful
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering or a comparable technical field.
- First practical experience (including internships thesis or student projects) in electronics design test or validation.
- Basic understanding of:
- Analog and digital electronics
- Audio amplifier fundamentals
- A2B fundamentals
- Power supply concepts
- Handson experience with laboratory equipment (oscilloscope multimeter basic signal generation).
- Basic experience with schematic capture tools (e.g. Mentor Altium or similar).
- Good command of spoken and written English.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Exposure to Class D audio amplifier concepts and layout/EMI awareness.
- Initial experience or academic exposure to A2B (Automotive Audio Bus) or other automotive audio networking technologies.
- Basic understanding of automotive development constraints (quality EMC documentation traceability).
- Awareness of automotive communication interfaces (CAN LIN Ethernet) is a plus.
What Makes You Eligible
- Willingness to work in a global crossfunctional environment.
- Willingness to work in a hybrid office setup according to local BUIC policies.
- You are willing to travel if necessary.
- Key Competencies:
Collaboration
- Resultsdriven mindset
Learning agility and openness to feedback
Structured and qualityoriented working style
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment
- Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- 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.
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