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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.\nA Career at HARMAN\nAs 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.\nIntroduction: A Career at HARMAN Corporate\nWe’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. 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You will participate in end-to-end development and integration of software for complex embedded and Linux-based systems, ensuring seamless interoperability, consistent cross-platform behavior, and outstanding performance.\nHowYou’llMakeAnImpact\nDevelop software for using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and Ultra-Wideband on embedded Linux-based systems.\n\nDesign and implement chipset-agnostic and OS-independent solutions to ensure consistent behavior across platforms.\n\nEnsure cross-platform integration aligns with performance, security, and UX standards.\n\nApply real-time embedded software and wireless communication expertise to deliver robust, scalable solutions.\n\nDesign and implement software components based on new technologies for further integration into products and services by external teams.\n\nEvaluate, benchmark, and optimize system and algorithm performance, making key technical trade-offs required for productization at mass-production scale.\n\nGuide technology transfer to commercialization teams and support successful downstream integration.\n\nWrite technical reports, white papers, and patent applications.\n\nWhatMakes YouAStrong Fit\nMinimum of BSc degree in one of the following fields: Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, etc. and 6 years of relevant industry experience.\n\nStrong knowledge of embedded platforms: Embedded Linux, FreeRTOS, Microcontrollers.\n\nExperience with SW development on embedded platforms, using C/C++ .\n\nExperience with Wi-Fi, BLE, and UWB on embedded platforms.\n\nHands-on experience with continuous integration systems and agile SW development.\n\nFluency in developing multi-threaded and interrupt driven programs for real-time applications.\n\nExperience with SDKs for audio development.\n\nBusiness fluent in English (verbal and written).\n\nWe see AI as an important part of how work gets done. 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