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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 developing firmware for embedded systems running Linux
- 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 Java and 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 products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
- 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.
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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!
