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
What You’ll Be Part Of
We are seeking a Principal AI Engineer with a strong background in building and deploying AI-driven solutions to join the Harman Automotive AI Lab. In this role, you will steer the design, development, and operationalization of machine learning systems aimed at enhancing engineering workflows and operational efficiency across Harman Automotive. As part of the AI Lab, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify high-impact business problems, architect scalable AI solutions, and integrate them into enterprise systems to drive measurable improvements in productivity, cost, and performance.
How You’ll Make An Impact
Collaborate with business, engineering, operations, and IT teams to define problem statements, gather requirements, and translate business needs into technical solution concepts.
Actively contribute to the technical development and deployment of intelligent systems AI/ML projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with business KPIs.
Lead experimentation, validation, and continuous optimization to ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and deliver clear, measurable improvements to engineering and operational efficiency.
Drive continuous improvement by integrating feedback loops and performance tuning into deployed AI systems.
Champion best practices in machine learning development, including reproducibility, version control, model governance, and ethical AI principles.
Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI/ML and apply them to solve complex, real-world challenges in engineering and operations.
Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
What Makes You A Strong Fit
Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
7+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade ML and AI solutions, including end-to-end system integration.
Proven experience delivering Generative AI solutions at scale, including deployment, and evaluation in real-world settings.
Deep understanding of Large Language Model (LLM) architectures, prompting strategies, and inference optimization.
4+ years of experience implementing AI/ML workloads on public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), with strong knowledge of key services for compute, storage, orchestration, and model deployment.
Proficiency in Python with strong software engineering skills, including object-oriented programming, test-driven development (TDD), and clean code principles.
Solid grasp of ML system design, including data pipelines, model lifecycle management, performance monitoring, and MLOps best practices.
Ability to work across disciplines and lead technical conversations with data scientists, engineers, product managers, and operations teams.
Things To Know
Willingness to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel
What We Offer
A technically ambitious role at the intersection of AI agents, software-defined vehicles, personalization, and human-vehicle interaction.
A global, multi-disciplinary environment across AI, cloud, embedded systems, UX, product, and automotive engineering.
A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
Access to employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products (including JBL, Harman / Kardon, AKG, and others)
Learning and development opportunities through our award-winning HARMAN University programs
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
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 7+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade ML and AI solutions
- Experience with end-to-end AI system integration
- Experience delivering Generative AI solutions at scale, including deployment and evaluation
- Deep understanding of Large Language Model architectures, prompting strategies, and inference optimization
- 4+ years of experience implementing AI/ML workloads on public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Proficiency in Python and strong software engineering skills
- Knowledge of object-oriented programming, test-driven development, and clean code principles
- Understanding of ML system design, data pipelines, model lifecycle management, performance monitoring, and MLOps
- Ability to lead technical conversations across data science, engineering, product, and operations teams
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!
