Harman

About the Role

• As an Android HAL Engineer you will be responsible for designing & developing s/w for Android Audio products on multi-core platforms
• You will be involved in adding new HAL/HIDL/AIDL and middleware components for various Harman Audio products.
• Software development involves working with complex, multi-threaded, multi-processor or multi-core architectures and audio frameworks to integrate Audio DSP algorithms and control structures

What You Will Do

• Developing, modifying, and porting of Android Audio HAL components.
• Understanding ALSA architecture to design/customize interfaces for Android Audio products.
• Design architecture of Audio HAL and implement it to plugin custom Audio features/solutions
• Design and implement audio routing algorithms
• Estimate processing resources including ROM and RAM and total system performance
• Develop component design document based on specifications and given SW architecture.
• Understand the impact of design change on system functionality and performance.
• Lead and participate in technical discussions across engineering and product teams.
• Resolve inconsistencies in case of unclear technical requirements in the specification by direct communication with the responsible internal/external stakeholder.
• Responsible for dependency identification for assigned features.
• Assesses feature reusability between existing and new projects during project execution.
• Develop unit tests for all new code.
• Ensure pre-integration testing and verification for the functional area and its features.
• Provide root cause analysis for issues, fix these issues, and verify effectiveness of given fixes for the software components delivered.
• Assist PL/ Engg. Manger in PI & Sprint planning and back log estimations and deliver on commitments for Sprints.
• Support in preparing schedule and effort to meet customer milestones
• Ensure the process adherence of the work products.
• Support in ensuring quality through effective design and code review.
• Manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the designed architecture.
• Mentor team members to build domain knowledge.
• Support the project and quality team to achieve automotive certifications like ASPICE.
• Interface with customers to handle customer queries, concerns and change management requests
• Develop and offer visibility on risk assessment for critical fixes.
• Work with other domains for the resolution of dependencies on features and defects
• Be up to date on latest Android features/concepts, automotive industry trends
• Work with QA (Test teams) in defining the test-cases & test strategy.
• Report status, issues, and progress of the SW development

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10+ years of software development experience
• Must have development experience in Kernel, C/C++ programming with good skills in Data Structure, STL & familiarity with Java
• Must have experience in Android HAL AOSP architecture, Android Build System,
• Should have working knowledge in Android (Drivers, HAL, HIDL, AIDL, IPC, Binders, Libraries, Framework, etc)
• Good Knowledge on OS Internals (Linux)
• Aware of the Android Concepts Sepolicy, config and board config files
• Aware of DSP concepts and audio signal processing
• Knowledge of audio concepts (PCM data, Bitrate, multi-channel audio, etc.)
• Experience in Android Audio architecture with the framework, native services, and HW abstraction layers.
• Familiarity with Android Audio and/or Media System.
• Experience in JNI
• Must have hands on experience in Android migrations 
• Experience in usage of Android tools like Systrace, dumpsys etc. for debugging Audio problems
• Experience in Android Build Make file ( BP files, Go files )
• Hands-on knowledge of Android Native layer like AudioFlinger or AudioPolicyManager
• Good experience working with tools like Gerrit/GIT, Bamboo, Bitbucket, JIRA, etc.
• Good understanding of memory management/Interrupt handling/DMA subsystems, concurrency, virtual memory, caching, interrupts, device drivers, real-time considerations in embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of software development processes and process models such as CMMI or ASPICE.
• Experience working in agile development environment.
• Knowledge of UML state diagrams, sequence diagrams drawing ability, analysis.
• Experience in Kotlin is added advantage

What is Nice to Have

• Resourcefulness in triaging technical problems and coordinating with multiple teams for issue resolution
• Ability to work in a structured manner
• Work proactive and independent with a positive attitude
• Creative problem-solver capable of creating, reproducing complex system/functional defects, and leading from the front.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Self-driven and Innovative to drive continuous improvements in Design and Development process
• Ability to work independently and contribute to project and team.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to connect the dots between own tasks and project/team deliverables and engage in technical discussions with other functions
• Strong team player, ability to handle multiple projects and ability to mentor engineers.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to work in an office located in Bangalore, India.
•   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
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development