Principal SW Engineer

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

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 everyday.

About the Role

This role will be responsible for Software development equipped on Infotainment system for Japanese and Global OEM customers. Collaborate with Development team in Japan, Program manager in Global team, global development team in Connected Car division and Finance and Legal team if necessary.

Responsible for design, implement and validation of Software based on architecture.

Your Team

This position title is Principal Software Engineer belongs to software development team in SBU-IC delivery APAC team.

It is required to report directly to Software Manager in Domestic team and Program Manager in Global Program Management team as needed.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for Software development of Japan specific feature equipped on IVI system and analysis issues during development
• Communicate with customer closely to recognize and understand detail of issues from customer
• Summarize progress of development and fixing issues then report to Software project lead
• Prepare and support certification activity for Japan specific feature like VICS/ETC and DTV
• Communicate with Finance and legal team to manage royalty for VICS/ETC and DTV related
• Work closely with customer and provide technical support in a timely manner.
• Communicate with authorities (VICS center, ITS-TEA, HIDO, TRMP and so on) to clarify the requirements/regulations/standards and so on.
• Communicate with Tier2 supplier or other Tier1 supplier as well as customer to clarify the interface and responsibility in the program.
• Join working groups relevant to Japan specific feature (VICS specification WG, DSRC technical WG, and so on)
• Find the right person from internal/external stakeholder and communicate with them to clarify what to implement and how to implement/test it in the platform.

What You Need

• BSCS, BSEE or equivalent minimum requirement
• 5+ years of experience in software development for embedded systems in C/C++
• 3+ years of experience in C++11/14/17 desired
• 1+ years of experience in C++ template metaprogramming desired
• 3+ years of experience in object-oriented software design for embedded systems
• Normal driving license desired
• Software development of Japan navigation experience desired;
• Advanced object-oriented experience including frameworks desired;
• HMI/user interface software development experience a plus;
• Software development on 32bit microcontroller such as ARM core experience desired;
• Real-time OS experience desired.
• Software development on Android experience a plus;
• Software development experience to use UML and Agile process a plus
• Microsoft Visual Studio development experience desired;
• USB, I2C, UART, SPI and other peripheral interface experience a plus;
• Experience developing and debugging object-oriented software in a real-time, embedded, multi-processor, multi-interface environment desired.

What is Nice to Have

• Knowledge and experience to use progress and issue management tool like Doors, Elvis, JIRA and so on
• Knowledge about VICS/ETC and Japan DTV system
• Knowledge or experience to handle certification program or homologation
• Knowledge or experience to manage software development to use Agile and Scrum
• Knowledge of ISO/TS16949 (QMS)

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.
• Willingness to work in Harman Nagoya office and visit to other relative customer sites locates in Japan, and local Harman office in Akihabara.
• Successfully complete a background investigation/Aptitude Test as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

• We offer an authentic diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
• You will work on products and services that touch people’s lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
• Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
• We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
• We offer competitive compensation/benefit programs and recognition 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.