Manager, SW Engineering

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft

Job Location:

Bucharest - Romania

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 23 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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

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

As a Software Engineering Manager within SBU Connectivity Software Development Romania you will lead and develop embedded software engineering teams delivering automotive connectivity solutions for global OEM customers.

This role combines people leadership delivery ownership and technical oversight ensuring highquality predictable execution while fostering a strong engineering culture focused on continuous improvement accountability and collaboration.

What You Will Do

People Leadership

Lead coach and develop software engineers and technical leads within your organization (team size 10-15 people)
Build a positive inclusive and highperformance engineering culture with a strong focus on engagement and psychological safety
Support hiring onboarding talent development and retention initiatives
Act as a role model for HARMAN leadership behaviors and engineering excellence

Software Delivery & Execution

Own delivery execution for one or more connectivity software projects or domains
Ensure features and defect fixes are delivered according to agreed milestones quality and cost targets
Work closely with Software Project Leads (SWPL) Function Owner Leads SW and System Architects and Program Management
Proactively identify delivery risks propose mitigation actions and support escalations when needed
Balance engineering quality with business and customer priorities

Technical & Process Excellence

Ensure compliance with internal processes and automotive standards (e.g. Automotive SPICE)
Drive adoption of efficient development practices including reusability scalability CI/CD code quality and technical debt management by embedding AI companionship in the software development cycle
Support structured root cause analysis defect prevention and continuous improvement initiatives
Encourage strong system understanding and crossfunctional collaboration across SW HW Integration Test and Cybersecurity

Stakeholder & Customer Collaboration

Collaborate with global teams across Romania Germany India Japan the US and other regions
Communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Support customer interactions and escalations with structured transparent communication
Contribute to longterm customer satisfaction and strategic OEM partnerships

What You Need to Be Successful

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Electronics or related field
Proven experience in embedded software development preferably in automotive or safetycritical systems
Demonstrated peoplemanagement experience leading engineering teams
Solid understanding of:
- Software development lifecycle and delivery management
- Requirements management and defect resolution
- Automotive software engineering processes (e.g. Automotive SPICE)
Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken)
Structured analytical and solutionoriented mindset

Bonus Points if You Have

Experience with automotive connectivity or telematics systems (e.g. TCU DCM eCall OTA)
Experience working with global OEM customers (Japanese OEM exposure is a plus)
Familiarity with Japanese business culture
Experience with tools such as Jira Confluence Git Jenkins or similar

Travel Requirements

Occasional international travel may be required depending on project needs.

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 products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG and more)
Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
Competitive wellness benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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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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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 HARMA...