Software Engineer - Requirements Engineering

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.

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

What You’ll Be Part Of

As an Requirements Engineer / Product owner, you will play a pivotal role in transforming product strategy and customer needs into clear, high-quality technical requirements for next-generation automotive solutions. Working closely with Product Management and cross-functional engineering teams, you will drive requirements definition, feature prioritization, and end-to-end traceability to support successful product delivery. This role offers the opportunity to contribute across Product Ownership, Systems Engineering, and Requirements Engineering while ensuring alignment with Agile development practices and automotive quality standards.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• This role is a combination of traditional Product Owner, Requirements Engineer and Systems Engineer.

• Proven experience translating business objectives into clear technical requirements and converting them into actionable Agile user stories, acceptance criteria for Epic/Features, prioritize features for each PI release, and delivery roadmaps

• Partner with Product Management to create product roadmap, convert product vision and market requirements into clear, implementable technical requirements that enable predictable product delivery.

• Coordinate requirements analysis activities with System Architects, Hardware Leads, Mechanical Leads, Product Manager, Project Managers and other stakeholders.

• Execute requirements engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with product-specific processes and ASPICE requirements.

• Own the setup, maintenance, and continuous improvement of IBM ALM DNG infrastructure, including formal modules, link structures, baselines, and traceability models.

• Establish and maintain complete traceability between system, safety, hardware, software, and verification requirements.

• Clarify ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting requirements with internal teams and external customers to ensure a common understanding and successful implementation.

• Monitor, analyze, and report requirements quality, traceability coverage, review status, and compliance metrics.

• Lead formal reviews of requirements modules and support preparation for ASPICE assessments, customer audits, and certification activities.

• Identify opportunities to improve requirements engineering processes, methodologies, and tool usage, contributing to continuous process improvement initiatives.

• Solve moderately complex requirements challenges with minimal guidance while supporting and mentoring colleagues on best practices and process compliance.

• Experience in Automotive electronics products.

What Makes You A Strong Fit

• 5+ years of Product Owner, Systems Engineering, Requirements Engineering, or Product Management experience within automotive or embedded systems.

• Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related Engineering field.

• Experience with requirements management tools such as ALM, CCM, IBM DOORS or IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (DNG) in production projects.

• Excellent communication and coordination skills into drive technical teams.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Experience developing new test frameworks

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or equivalent Agile certification.

• Experience with JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile backlog management tools.

• Experience defining system-level requirements for hardware/software platforms in automotive or embedded electronics.

Things To Know

• Willingness to travel on a need basis (up to 10%).

• Successful completion of background investigation and drug screening.

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 HARMAN and Samsung products (including JBL, Harman / Kardon, AKG, and others)

• Learning and development opportunities through our award-winning HARMAN University programs

• Wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being

• Tuition reimbursement support

• Access to the HARMAN campus fitness center and cafeteria, where available

• An inclusive and diverse work environment that supports both your 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.