Description & Requirements
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s 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 Pro is seeking a proven team leader with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the development of Audio and Video digital electronics. The position will include both small team management and electronics design responsibilities.
Your Team
This position reports to the Director of Electronics Hardware. This is a working manager position. There will be both electronics design and engineering management responsibilities for a team of 3 to 4 electrical engineers.
What You Will Do
- Lead an Electrical Engineering team to develop electronics hardware for audio, video, and control products in the professional A/V market.
- Participate in product development from inception to mass production.
- Mentor junior engineers to develop a high-performing engineering team.
- Collaborate with product and project managers to align project objectives with business objectives.
- Collaborate across functional teams to lead design decisions for projects.
- Identify and mitigate potential project risks and challenges.
- Maintain a deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and industry best practices.
- Participate in research projects for proof-of-concept implementation of new technologies and ideas.
- Drive innovation and technology adoption within engineering.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering teams to support strategic objectives.
- Ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Collaborate effectively with 3rd party vendors and partners.
What You Need
- BS in engineering or related field.
- 8+ years of relevant engineering experience on embedded platforms and products.
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering team(s) as project technical lead or manager.
- Experience in a wide range of embedded product development from small microprocessors to large multi-core processors and DSPs.
- Experience in task break-down, estimation and resource scheduling.
- Quickly assess situations, identify root causes, and determine required resources to effectively resolve.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams in a global environment.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical associates.
- Ability to lead an engineering team and drive projects to on-time product release.
- Ability and desire to both manage and motivate a team and contribute as an individual to achieve product development goals.
- Ability to build relationships, influence and motivate internal and external stakeholders across multiple countries.
- Passion for driving technology growth and innovation.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Experience with audio, video, and control products in the Pro A/V market.
- Fluency in Siemens (Mentor) ECAD tools.
- Fluency with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
- Experience working in a global matrixed organization.
- Experience with video technologies.
- Experience with audio signal processing.
What Makes You Eligible
- Willingness to work in our office in Richardson, TX.
- Willingness for occasional travel, both domestic and international.
- 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
- “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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Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.
Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.