Principal Engineer I, DSP

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.

About the Role

As a DSP Software Engineer, you will be working on software products developed on OEM IVI/HU and amplifiers. Products typically consist of microcontrollers, SoC, for configuration, communication and control and a DSP processor for audio processing.  
Software development involves working with complex, multi-threaded, multi-processor or multi-core architectures and audio frameworks to integrate DSP algorithms and control structures.

What You Will Do

• Customise and integrate audio DSP algorithms for the automotive environment within complex, multi-threaded, multi-processor architectures and audio frameworks.

• Port DSP algorithms to various processors/platforms and make use of available resources, peripherals, accelerators, compiler features, etc.

• Design of audio signal flows and software architectures using SW platform components.

• Develop production-ready software following a defined software development process.

• Estimate processing resources including MIPS, ROM and RAM and optimise individual algorithms and total system performance.

What You Need to be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 8-10 years of experience in the DSP and preferably in the audio field.

• 6+ years of embedded software development.

• 6+ years of C++/C or other structured language.

• Experience developing consumer products.

• Deep knowledge of filtering, audio processing/post processing, and noise control algorithms in both time and frequency domains.

• Strong understanding of DSP frameworks and how individual DSP algorithms interface and interact with each other, the control software and tool interfaces in an optimised way.

• Experience with digital communication protocols in multiprocessor environment: I2C, I2S, SPI, UART, USB, A2B.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Knowledge of Android HAL and lower layers.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to work in an office located in Bangalore, India.

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location.

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.).

• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University.

• Competitive wellness benefits.

• Tuition Reimbursement.

• Access to the HARMAN Campus Fitness Centre and Cafeteria.

• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

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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.