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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.\nAbout the Role\nyou will be involved in kernel development, device driver integration, board bring-up, system debugging, performance optimization, and hardware-software integration activities. You will play a key role in delivering robust, scalable, and production-quality embedded Linux solutions for global automotive customers.\nYour Team\nYou will be part of a highly skilled Linux Platform and BSP engineering team responsible for developing Automotive Infotainment platforms across multiple customer programs. You will collaborate closely with BSP architects, kernel developers, device driver engineers, integration teams, validation teams, hardware teams, and SoC vendors\nWhat You Will Do\nLinux Kernel & BSP Development\nDevelop, customize, maintain, and debug Linux Kernel and BSP software for Automotive IVI platforms.\nDevelop, integrate, and maintain platform-specific software components.\nSupport kernel upgrades, feature enablement, and platform migrations.\nParticipate in architecture discussions and contribute to platform design reviews.\nDesign, develop, integrate, and debug Linux device drivers. 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