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
As a Principal Engineer – AI Automation, Toolchain & Compliance Engineering, you will be a senior individual contributor responsible for driving intelligent, scalable automation solutions across engineering environments. This role focuses on advanced workflow automation, AI‑assisted decision systems, and seamless toolchain integration to improve engineering efficiency and compliance outcomes. You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, setting engineering standards, and mentoring peers while remaining hands‑on in solution design and delivery. This role requires strong depth in AI‑driven automation, with 4–6 years of hands‑on experience applying AI techniques to workflow automation, decision support, and toolchain integration at enterprise scale.
What You Will Do
- Design, implement, and evolve end‑to‑end automation workflows supporting engineering and compliance processes
- Drive the adoption of AI‑assisted automation for analysis, prioritization, and decision‑support use cases
- Apply hybrid automation approaches that combine rule‑based logic, machine learning, and large language model capabilities
- Integrate automation solutions into enterprise engineering tool chains.
- Contribute to the design and evolution of internal engineering platforms (TechShelf) by translating abstract processes and standards into reusable, scalable software capabilities.
- Define and maintain standards for workflow orchestration, resiliency, error handling, and auditability
- Collaborate with solution architects, process owners, compliance, security, and global engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable automation solutions
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical governance discussions
- Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership in automation and AI domains
What You Need to Be Successful
- 8–12 years of experience in enterprise software engineering with strong focus on automation, workflow engineering, and toolchain integration, including 4–6 years of hands‑on experience in AI‑automation related work.
- Proven ability to design and implement complex, end‑to‑end automation workflows at scale, including orchestration across systems, dependency/state management, and robust error handling (retries, fallbacks, recovery).
- Hands‑on experience implementing or integrating AI/ML‑based automation in enterprise workflows, with exposure to classification/prioritization, decision support/recommendation systems, and LLM‑based use cases (e.g., summarization, analysis, guidance); strong understanding of hybrid approaches combining rules + AI.
- Experience building or evolving enterprise internal platforms or developer‑facing tools, with focus on reusability, extensibility, and long‑term platform sustainability.
- Experience embedding automation and AI workflows into enterprise DevOps ecosystems, with strong engineering discipline across code quality, release readiness, and operational robustness.
- Hands-on experience with Git‑based workflows and peer code reviews, along with the use of static code analysis tools, quality gates, and automated checks to ensure consistent engineering quality.
- Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence for work item tracking, documentation, and collaboration in agile engineering environments.
- Solid backend engineering experience in Java and REST‑based services; experience designing secure, scalable APIs and system‑to‑system integrations using common integration patterns (request‑response, event‑driven / pub‑sub), including versioning, resiliency, and traceability.
- Hands‑on experience with PostgreSQL/SQL and designing data schemas/persistence models that support workflow execution/state management and AI decision metadata/audit trails; strong understanding of data integrity, consistency, and traceability.
- Working knowledge of Docker, Maven, and Linux fundamentals; strong understanding of non‑functional requirements (scalability, security, reliability, maintainability, auditability) and ability to collaborate across architecture, compliance, security, and global engineering teams.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Experience with enterprise compliance or engineering productivity platforms
- Exposure to Responsible AI principles or enterprise AI governance practices
- Experience influencing technical standards beyond a single team or project
- Exposure to knowledge management concepts, reusable asset libraries, or mechanisms that enable engineering reuse and standardization at organizational scale.
- Prior experience working in large‑scale, global engineering organizations
What Makes You Eligible
- You are comfortable working with globally distributed teams and flexible time zones when required
- Proven ability to work independently in a remote setting while maintaining strong alignment with global, cross‑functional stakeholders
- Willingness to travel as necessary to support project execution, stakeholder engagement, and critical business activities
- Ability to successfully complete a background investigation
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 diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
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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
- 8-12 years enterprise software engineering experience focused on automation, workflow engineering, and toolchain integration
- 4-6 years hands-on experience applying AI techniques to workflow automation, decision support, and toolchain integration
- Proven ability to design and implement complex end-to-end automation workflows at scale, with orchestration, state management, and robust error handling
- Hands-on experience implementing or integrating AI/ML-based automation in enterprise workflows, including classification/prioritization, decision support, and LLM-based use cases
- Experience building or evolving enterprise internal platforms or developer-facing tools emphasizing reusability and extensibility
- Experience embedding automation and AI workflows into enterprise DevOps ecosystems with strong engineering discipline for code quality and release readiness
- Hands-on experience with Git-based workflows, peer code reviews, static code analysis tools, quality gates, and automated checks
- Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence for agile work tracking and documentation
- Solid backend engineering experience in Java and REST-based services; designing secure, scalable APIs and system integrations
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/SQL and designing data schemas/persistence for workflow execution, state management, and audit trails
- Working knowledge of Docker, Maven, and Linux fundamentals
- Strong understanding of non-functional requirements: scalability, security, reliability, maintainability, and auditability
- Willingness to travel as necessary to support project execution and stakeholder engagement
- Ability to successfully complete a background investigation
- Experience with enterprise compliance or engineering productivity platforms
- Exposure to Responsible AI principles or enterprise AI governance practices
- Experience influencing technical standards beyond a single team or project
- Exposure to knowledge management concepts and reusable asset libraries for organizational scale
- Prior experience working in large-scale, global engineering organizations
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.
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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!
