Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.
- Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
- Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
- Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
- Develop, test, and validate automotive telematics systems and connected vehicle features.
- Work on vehicle communication protocols including CAN (Controller Area Network).
- Implement and validate UDS (Unified Diagnostic Services) protocols.
- Handle diagnostic features, including:
- DTC (Diagnostic Trouble Codes)
- DID (Data Identifier)
- RID (Routine Identifier)
- Analyze CAN logs and debug communication issues using tools like CANoe, CANalyzer.
- Work on telematics features such as:
- GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
- eCALL
- FOTA (Firmware Over-The-Air updates)
- Vehicle networking (LTE/5G/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
- Support integration of Telematics Control Units (TCU) with backend/cloud systems.
- Participate in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) stages:
- Requirement analysis
- Design & development support
- Test planning and execution
- Defect tracking and closure
- Release and maintenance
- Work in Agile/Scrum environment:
- Attend daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, System, Integration)
- Prepare and maintain test cases, test reports, and documentation.
What You Will Do
- Plan and execute different levels of testing, including:
- Smoke Testing
- Sanity Testing
- Functional Testing
- System Testing
- Integration Testing
- Regression Testing
- Validate end-to-end telematics workflows and diagnostic services.
- Verify ECU behavior using diagnostic tools and CAN trace analysis.
- Log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools.
- Ensure test coverage and traceability mapped to requirements.
What Makes You Eligible
- Validate end-to-end telematics workflows and diagnostic services.
- Verify ECU behavior using diagnostic tools and CAN trace analysis.
- Develop, test, and validate automotive telematics systems and connected vehicle features.
- Work on vehicle communication protocols including CAN (Controller Area Network).
- Implement and validate UDS (Unified Diagnostic Services) protocols.
What We Offer
- Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
- Work from Office environment with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite Five days a week
- 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
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- Experience developing, testing, or validating automotive telematics systems and connected vehicle features
- Knowledge of CAN vehicle communication protocols
- Knowledge of UDS diagnostic protocols
- Ability to validate end-to-end telematics workflows and diagnostic services
- Ability to verify ECU behavior using diagnostic tools and CAN trace analysis
- Experience with CANoe and CANalyzer
- Experience with software testing, defect tracking, test documentation, and requirements traceability
- Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harman and has not been reviewed or approved by Harman.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
Harman Insights
What We Do
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
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