Principal Engineer – Embedded Software

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 every day.

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…