What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Hardware Engineer position at HARMAN International?
About The Role
HARMAN's Luxury Audio group comprises a portfolio of the most respected brands in the audio industry – Arcam, JBL Synthesis, Mark Levinson, and Revel.
HARMAN Luxury Audio continues to set new performance standards through advancements in design and the development of innovative audio technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for the design and design oversight of high-performance, high-quality audio components from concept through production.
As a Principal Hardware Engineer within the Luxury Audio Engineering Group, you will have the opportunity to work within the legendary Mark Levinson brand and join a team of world-class engineers. Mark Levinson's audio circuit designs are fully discrete with no integrated circuits in the audio path ensuring the highest level of audio performance. Mark Levinson utilizes true luxury-class design and engineering that delivers amplifiers and audio components for the refined cost-no-object HiFi enthusiast. Take a look at our latest line of high end audio products. Help us shape what's next.
Your Team
You will report to the Director, of Engineering, Mark Levinson, and be part of a cross-functional team including industrial designers, hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers, and production teams.
What You Will Do
HARMAN's Luxury Audio group comprises a portfolio of the most respected brands in the audio industry – Arcam, JBL Synthesis, Mark Levinson, and Revel.
HARMAN Luxury Audio continues to set new performance standards through advancements in design and the development of innovative audio technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for the design and design oversight of high-performance, high-quality audio components from concept through production.
As a Principal Hardware Engineer within the Luxury Audio Engineering Group, you will have the opportunity to work within the legendary Mark Levinson brand and join a team of world-class engineers. Mark Levinson's audio circuit designs are fully discrete with no integrated circuits in the audio path ensuring the highest level of audio performance. Mark Levinson utilizes true luxury-class design and engineering that delivers amplifiers and audio components for the refined cost-no-object HiFi enthusiast. Take a look at our latest line of high end audio products. Help us shape what's next.
Your Team
You will report to the Director, of Engineering, Mark Levinson, and be part of a cross-functional team including industrial designers, hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers, and production teams.
What You Will Do
- Work within a small multi-disciplinary team to develop new product hardware for luxury audio amplifiers and components.
- Understand schematics and work to ensure proper system design and function.
- Develop test plans and conduct rigorous hardware testing of platforms to ensure a luxury-class user experience, superior audio performance, and reliability.
- Prepare and present project reports, design reviews, and technical documentation.
- Drive innovation in audio system design by staying up to date with the latest technological advancements and industry trends.
- Ensure all designs meet stringent quality, compliance, and performance standards.
- Bring your attention to detail and a passion for achieving excellence in audio quality.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience working in system-level development of high-performance consumer audio systems.
- Previous experience working on discrete analog electronics
- Understanding of analog audio hardware design principles and digital audio hardware design including A/D and D/A.
- PCB design using Altium and the ability to carry out detailed design reviews of the PCB and schematic. PCB best design practices for EMC and noise.
- Debug hardware using test equipment.
- In-depth knowledge of audio measurement techniques.
- Experience with serial communication protocols including RS-232, I2C, SPI, I2S, and USB.
- Knowledge of high-resolution audio formats, streaming technologies, and audio compression techniques.
- Familiarity with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Internet protocols (TCP/IP).
- Circuit simulation, LTSpice and/or PSpice.
- EMC compliance and testing experience.
- Experience developing, writing, and debugging automated test procedures (Python, Audio Precision Basic, C#, NI Labview/TestStand).
- Previous experience in the HiFi audio industry.
- Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel.
- Be willing to work in an office in Northridge, CA.
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.
- Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.