HARMAN's engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you'll 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, you'll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

A Career at HARMAN

We are ONE HARMAN. We are greater than the sum of our divisions or brands. We proudly talk about our many iconic brands and describe how our technologies are transforming the car, the workplace and everywhere in between. We work hard. We create useful, playful, beautiful things. We strive for excellence, and we aim to win as a team. No matter the position, every employee at HARMAN is expected to demonstrate our core competencies: leadership, change-orientation, collaboration, judgment and a results-driven mindset. At HARMAN, we expect brilliance. You can expect a career full of brilliant possibilities.

Position Summary:

This position is a Hardware engineer part of the Hardware development department, that applies basic and advance concepts and techniques of the profession leading and supporting engineering activity for assigned programs to ensure that products meet customer and HARMAN specifications, and that program milestones are achieved. This position is responsible for performing and supporting analog and digital product electronics circuit design, verification testing, troubleshooting according to hardware development process.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have any direct or indirect reports.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support and/or leads Hardware engineering activity for assigned programs to ensure that products meet customer and HARMAN specifications, and that program milestones are achieved.
• Designs electronic hardware for audio amplifier products or sub-modules to meet automotive OEM and Harman requirements, owning the design through the complete life cycle of the product.
• Prepares and maintains specifications, schematics, BOMs and related documentation during development.
• Involve in peer reviews and support to PCB layout team.
• Organizes and leads peer-based schematic and PCB layout design reviews.
• Works and participates in a product team environment, supporting other team functions: Hardware leads, software, mechanical, manufacturing process, test, and quality engineering.
• Use structured problem-solving techniques to lead and support in issue resolution on a variety of subjects, e.g. component, validation, manufacturing, and customer issues.
• Develop circuit design and analysis, simulation, DFMEA, WCCA to ensure the design meets requirements.
• Troubleshoots/debugs HW using a variety of industry standard or in-house developed tools.
• Lead and provide after-SOP maintenance and service product lifecycle support - troubleshooting and problem resolution for high-rate warranty and B&A returns.
• Support Hardware leads in projects hardware development tasks list and deliverables, requirements analysis, schematic capture, circuit simulation, WCCA, BOM, risk assessments (DFMEA/DRBFM), engineering changes, product costing, unit bench design verification testing, integration testing and reporting, assisting in prototype build preparation and execution.

Basic Qualifications:

• Integrity
• Innovation
• Inclusion
• Teamwork & Respect
• Excellence

KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge in mixed signal embedded HW design, specifically: analog and digital interfaces like SPDIF, LVDS, USB, switching and linear power supplies, vehicle communication networks like CAN, AVC-LAN and MOST25/50/150. Familiarity with design for EMC mitigation, memory interfaces like DDR, board-level IC interfaces like SPI, MLB, I2C, and I2S. Familiar with Class AB, Class H and Class D amplifier output topologies.

DEGREE/TRAINING: BSEE, MSEE or MSCE is a plus.

EXPERIENCE: Demonstrated prior experience bringing an embedded product from concept to production, prior experience with schematic capture and layout tools, circuit simulation tools, signal, and power integrity simulation software.

• 2+ years of applicable experience interfacing with customers and explaining complex technical issues.
• Detailed understanding of electronic component technologies and capabilities.
• Understanding EMI/EMC principles is necessary, able to troubleshoot hardware problems.
• Strong understanding of electronics manufacturing processes and testability methods.
• Able to formulate and design hardware embedded systems using scientific and mathematical models to predict outcomes of design performance.
• Ability to perform well under pressure and work to tight deadlines.
• Flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Shows character strength and personal integrity in all situations especially difficult ones.
• Possesses emotional maturity when interfacing with customers (both external and internal) and defusing issues.
• Must be a dependable, accountable self-starter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with audio processing.
• Knowledge and experience using microcontroller and programming.
• Ability to use CAD tools for schematic capture and print circuit board design.
• Experience with DC-DC power electronics converters.
• Programming and/or control of instruments for automation of verification testing is a plus.
• Comprehension of Project Management Plan.
• Detail understanding of product development lifecycle and able to work under project schedules.

Leadership: Demonstrate character, clarity, courage and commitment to high-performance.

Build environment of trust, high performance and engagement by establishing clear goals and a commitment to feedback, development and recognition.

Change Orientation: Champion a better, faster and simpler way of doing things.

Apply original thinking and continuous improvement to processes, products, systems or services and manage change to better serve customer needs.

Collaboration: Connect, engage and communicate with others.

Encourage open expression of ideas; communicate effectively at all levels and build strong relationships.

Judgment: Make sound decisions.

Demonstrate critical thinking to take appropriate risk and make sound and timely decisions.

Results-Driven: Deliver extraordinary results.

Take initiative to achieve superior, quality results against internal or external standards of excellence.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
• HARMAN will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Authority:

The employee has the authority granted by the company through this document to make decisions for the benefit of the company and to ensure the conformity of the product, its quality, functionality, and safety of the person who intervenes in the process.

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)