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
This position is for a Principal Engineer at Harman Pro, specializing in the development of firmware for Audio, Video, and Control products, with a strong focus on low-level development for microcontrollers and microprocessors. We seek a self-motivated individual who thrives in a collaborative global team environment and can engage across diverse functions, including firmware developers, hardware designers, product managers, and product validation engineers. This role is crucial for delivering innovative and feature-rich solutions to the Professional Audio, Video, and Control market.
What You Will Do
- Design and develop robust and reliable C/C++ firmware for Harman Pro audio, video and control products.
- Design and develop firmware for the configuration and management of complex, multi-processor products including power management, boot sequencing, signal amplification, inter-processor communications, sub-processor management, and firmware upgrade.
- Participate in the full lifecycle of product development including design, implementation, board bring-up, signal validation, hardware checkout, and product feature validation.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including hardware, software, test, project and product management.
- Follow engineering standards and best practices for firmware development and code validation.
What You Need to Be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science.
- 7+ years of C/C++ programming on multi-threaded embedded platforms and products.
- 7+ years of experience real-time OS’s such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr as well as experience with bare-metal firmware development.
- Experience with a broad range of communication channels including SPI, I2C, UART, I2S and Ethernet.
- Experience with different microcontroller and microprocessor architectures.
- Experience with low-level firmware debugging and signal validation via oscilloscope and logic analyzer.
- Strong commitment to adhering to all relevant functional policies and best practices and ensuring your work consistently reflects this commitment.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Experience in task break-down, estimation and resource scheduling.
- Fluency in multiple programming and scripting languages such as Python.
- Experience with NXP and ST microcontrollers.
- Experience with audio systems products and firmware.
- Experience with firmware build environments including cmake.
- Experience with data exchange methods such as JSON and XML.
- Understanding of digital signal concepts such as ADC, DAC, PWM.
- Experience working in a global matrixed organization.
- Experience using Atlassian Tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
What Makes You Eligible
- Willingness to work in our office in Richardson, TX.
- Willingness for occasional travel.
- 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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HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or Protected Veterans status. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training, and competitive compensation. (www.harman.com)
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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.