High-Speed Hardware 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.

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

• The High-Speed Hardware engineer (SOC focus) is part of a global hardware specialist team responsible for developing complex cockpit domain controllers, infotainment systems, ADAS ECUs, and central compute units within Harman’s automotive platforms.
• This role focuses on the integration, development, validation, and debugging of processor-based hardware platforms with particular emphasis on high-speed interfaces and SoC connectivity for global projects.
• This role has no subordinates.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Design and implement Multicore processors (SOC/SIP) within projects and products inside business unit Intelligent Cockpit, in alignment with Harman’s SOC roadmap and project scope
• Participate in processor integration activities, including memory, storage, networking, display and peripheral interfaces.
• Support development activities involving high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, UFS, USB, Ethernet, MIPI CSI/DSI, DisplayPort, HDMI, and LPDDR memory.
• Work closely with processor suppliers to clarify technical requirements and support project execution.
• Assist in the analysis and evaluation of customer requirements (RFQ) and BOM estimates
• Development, test and verification of analog/digital functional blocks (e.g. SOC/SIP, NOR-flash) within complex hardware architectures under consideration of quality, cost and suitability for series.
• Create and review schematics with focus on processor-related circuitry and high-speed interface implementation.
• System level schematic review and SOC/high-speed areas layout review.
• Test and analysis of application and driver software in infotainment computer systems with the aim to ensure correct functionality of software with dedicated hardware.
• Global cooperation with peer HW groups and other departments, such as Software, Mechanical, Quality, Manufacturing during the development process.
• Supporting Bring-up activities of new hardware projects with focus on HW topics.
• Maintenance support for legacy projects/platforms
• Creation of measurement reports and technical documentation.
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What Makes You A Strong Fit

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or appropriate graduation)
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in Hardware development with focus on SOCs/processors or high-speed interfaces.
• Good knowledge of the requirements inside the automotive industry
• Good knowledge of tools for schematic/layout realization and simulation (e.g. Mentor XpeditionVX2.x, Graphics, SPICE) as well as Microsoft applications.
• Basic understanding of processor architectures and their interfaces in embedded designs
• Familiarity with: High-speed interfaces like UFS, PCIe Gen5, Multigigabit Ethernet, USB, …Video interfaces like MIPI-DSI/-CSI, DisplayPort, HDMILow-speed interfaces like O-/Q-SPI, SPI, CAN, Audio, UART
• Knowledge in Functional Safety appreciated.
• Good knowledge in spoken and written English
• Proactivity and good communication skills.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience with hardware debugging and using lab tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers etc.
• Basic knowledge in command shell programming and shell debugging (e.g. routines to control hardware units under Harman operating system).
• Awareness of debug-interfaces like JTAG, Boundary-scan, Boot-mode configuration, …
• Familiar with engineering tools like TeamCenter, ALM, JIRA, Doors NextGen, …
• Structured, organized and result-oriented working style
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills for debugging, testing and optimization.
• Ability of work in global team (Romania, Germany, US, China)

Things To Know

• Availability to work flexibly and on-demand both from the office and remotely.
• Willingness to travel (up to 20% of time) depending on project needs.

What You Can Expect

• 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 world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• “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 torace, 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.