What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Engineer, AI-Automation position at HARMAN International?
About The Role
The AI-Automation Principal Engineer is responsible for architect, manage and designing, developing, and maintaining AI-powered solutions leveraging Microsoft AI services and Azure Copilot for the Source Make and Deliver team (SMD) across functions and regions. This role requires management of business stakeholders and coordinate technical internal and external teams to integrate AI capabilities into workflows, automate processes, and enable data-driven decision-making.
The focus is on practical application of AI, managing the and delivering high-impact solutions that optimize productivity, streamline operations, and enhance user experiences with a strong emphasis on AI-powered automation to transform repetitive tasks into intelligent, self-optimizing processes. In addition, the role requires a solid understanding of modern data architecture principles, ensuring that AI-driven use cases are built on a reliable, scalable, and well-structured data foundation.
This includes designing solutions that align with enterprise data models and governance policies.
What You Will Do
Pay Transparency
$ 125,250 - $ 183,700
Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.
Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.
Benefits
HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.
You Belong Here
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.
About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.
Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.
If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!
Important Notice: Recruitment Scams
Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com', ‘@careers.harman.com’ or ‘harmanglobal.avature.net’ email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in one of the above email domains about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: harmancareers@harman.com.
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. 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. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com)
The AI-Automation Principal Engineer is responsible for architect, manage and designing, developing, and maintaining AI-powered solutions leveraging Microsoft AI services and Azure Copilot for the Source Make and Deliver team (SMD) across functions and regions. This role requires management of business stakeholders and coordinate technical internal and external teams to integrate AI capabilities into workflows, automate processes, and enable data-driven decision-making.
The focus is on practical application of AI, managing the and delivering high-impact solutions that optimize productivity, streamline operations, and enhance user experiences with a strong emphasis on AI-powered automation to transform repetitive tasks into intelligent, self-optimizing processes. In addition, the role requires a solid understanding of modern data architecture principles, ensuring that AI-driven use cases are built on a reliable, scalable, and well-structured data foundation.
This includes designing solutions that align with enterprise data models and governance policies.
What You Will Do
- Stakeholders Management for AI projects and deliverables from paper to product. Be able communicate complex, difficult concepts , solutions to facilitate management review and approval.
- Manage contractors and consultants: Manage contractors’ deliverables for project relates milestones.
- Provide long term service strategies proposal for AI- Automation initiatives
- Design and implement: AI solutions using MS AI Studio, Azure OpenAI, and other tools to automate and enhance business processes within enterprise apps (E.g. Outsystems) and SAP ERP systems like S4 Hana, Ariba or other ones like Supplyon, Ivalua etc.
- Develop: Intelligent process automation solutions, including document processing, natural language interaction, and predictive analytics.
- Collaborate with data architects: Align AI solutions with enterprise data architecture and governance standards.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with stakeholders, peers and cross functional resources to identify and prioritize AI-driven automation and enhancement opportunities based on key business objectives.
- Review existing Landscape: Assess existing data landscapes to identify opportunities for AI-driven use cases leveraging well-structured data.
- Quality Assurance: Conduct testing, validation, and performance tuning to ensure robust and reliable AI-enabled applications.
- Training: Provide training and knowledge sharing to business and technical users on AI capabilities and best practices.
- Documentation: Documenting system architecture of solutions or technical application landscape.
- A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of experience in AI solution development, including Microsoft AI and Azure services.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and related AI/ML tools.
- Experience with data processing, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted workflows.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration (APIs, REST/SOAP) and automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP ECC or S4 Hana, BTP and Low / No Code integrations.
- Understanding of modern data architecture concepts, including data lakes, data warehouses, and integration patterns.
- Ability to evaluate and leverage existing enterprise data structures to enable optimal AI-driven use cases.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
- Analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment.
- Familiarity with SAP platforms
- Practical experience on Low / No Code integrations based on Out systems.
- Practical experience with MS Fabric Platform and a LLM languages
- Experience with Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps) and AI Builder.
- Willing to work from a US Harman office or remote home office in the US
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
- 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
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
Pay Transparency
$ 125,250 - $ 183,700
Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.
Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.
Benefits
HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.
You Belong Here
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.
About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.
Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.
If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!
Important Notice: Recruitment Scams
Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com', ‘@careers.harman.com’ or ‘harmanglobal.avature.net’ email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in one of the above email domains about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: harmancareers@harman.com.
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. 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. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com)
Salary : $125,250 - $183,700