Associate Engineer - Embedded Software Engineering

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive We are a global, multidisciplinary team leveraging the innovative power of technology to transform the future. At HARMAN Automotive, we provide the opportunities, resources, and support to help fast-track your career.

• Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that enhance the driving experience.
• Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a collaborative spirit with design and engineering excellence.
• Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment.

What You’ll Be Part Of HARMAN is the #1 brand in automotive audio, powered by a portfolio of premium audio brands including Bowers & Wilkins, Bang & Olufsen, Mark Levinson, AKG, Lexicon, Harman Kardon, JBL, Infinity, and more. The brand user experience includes multiple brand identity elements such as branded HMI (UI), branded grilles and trim parts (ID), branded audio components and transducers, acoustic experiences, and unique digital/software-based experiences.

Each audio brand has its own identity and dedicated team that creates new brand experiences through HARMAN’s Car Audio innovation process. This includes developing proof-of-concept experiences in demonstration vehicles and refining them into production-ready solutions for deployment in OEM vehicles, strengthening HARMAN’s position as an industry leader in the premium automotive audio space.

Each HARMAN automotive audio brand delivers distinctive in-car audio experiences built upon a deep understanding and respect for the brand’s DNA. These experiences are driven by creativity, innovation, new technologies, and research across acoustics, sound field control, simulation, interaction design, materials, mechanical design, and user interface development.

The Brand Experience Team owns and drives most aspects of the development process, including user experience, system design, software components, hardware components, acoustic tuning, trim parts, and the fabrication of experience vehicles.

The Brand Experience Team is a highly skilled organization of more than 200 professionals, including Technical Fellows and Distinguished Engineers, located across six countries: the United States, Denmark, Germany, India, Japan, and China. The team spans multiple disciplines, including user experience, system design, hardware, software, and acoustics.

If you are interested in working in a global, creative environment where the end-user experience is the primary focus, are passionate about building end-to-end user experiences, and bring an innovative, solution-oriented mindset, you may be the ideal candidate for this role.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Responsible for ideating, prototyping, and delivering software solutions for global EPIC advanced experiences, domain teams, and/or brand teams in accordance with agreed project scopes.
• Drive the early ideation and strategy of User Experience-based software solutions in close collaboration with cross-brand and brand-specific teams.
• Serve as a key stakeholder in developing innovative software experiences that align with audio brand identities and customer needs.
• Lead the implementation and execution of User Experience software solutions according to agreed scope and in close alignment with advanced experience, domain, cross-brand, and brand teams.
• Push the boundaries of software-driven experiences within the car audio domain by contributing to innovative concepts, experiences, patents, and intellectual property.
• Identify and develop strategic software partnerships with external organizations to strengthen HARMAN’s overall car audio capabilities. Collaborate globally with internal stakeholders, customers, and partners, and participate in sales presentations, customer engagements, and industry events.
• Stay current with emerging software technologies and trends within the automotive industry through ongoing research.
• Collaborate closely with cross-brand and brand-specific teams to transform ideas into platform-ready solutions.
• Develop innovative concepts and solutions for future branded audio systems.
• The role involves defining and designing system architecture, leading the development of advanced software experiences, primarily focused on embedded software, mentoring team members, and collaborating with stakeholders, including external partners.
• This position, based in India, reports to the Director of the Advanced Experience Tea…