Sr Principal Engineer I

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.

About the Role

The candidate is responsible for researching and developing acoustic algorithm for Harman Consumer Products like Soundbar, Portable Speaker, and Headphone. The candidate need play a leader role to make technical roadmap of acoustic algorithm development and promote them to Business Unit.

What You Will Do

• Lead an acoustic algorithm team to support Harman Consumer Audio Business Through relentless NPI project execution to meet SOP commitment to deliver “Industry-First” products.
• Lead team to research new acoustic algorithm or solution to make Harman Products unique, including but not limited to beamforming, virtual surround, 3d audio effect and audio enhancement.
• Work with global Harman research/engineering team and external research institutes or universities for new technology innovation and applications.
• Make acoustic technical roadmap and promote them to business for new product definition.
• Combine traditional acoustic engineering with advanced DSP technology to push the acoustic performance envelope for Home Audio. Portable Audio, Headphone products.
• Upgrade the workforce in anticipation of future technology needs in the areas of joint system level sound optimization across HW, ME, DSP, SW.
• Develop and build acoustic POC prototypes and demonstrate to internal stakeholders.
• Conduct in-depth analysis and evaluation of algorithm performance using both subjective and objective methods, including listening tests and measurements.
• Work with DSP engineers for algorithm optimization to cater for target DSP platform resource.
• Work with Acoustic engineer for algorithm tuning and improvement.
• Submit minimum of 3 technical patents in the US or Europe per year.

What You Need

• Master or above degree in Acoustic.
• Solid acoustic algorithms research and development experience. like speaker array beamforming, virtual surround, bass or immersive enhancements, up-mixer, sound steer, spatial audio and so on.
• 10+ years of experience in running an Acoustic team to support large-scale consumer audio business
• Acoustic algorithm expert to lead/coach the team for new acoustic algorithm research.
• Proficient in MATLAB, Simulink, PyTorch, or TensorFlow programming
• Familiar with transducer component and acoustic system architecture design.
• Good experience on audio product development like Soundbar, Headphone, Smart Speaker, Conference System, hearing aid etc.
• Good experience on audio tools usage like AudioMulch, Audition, SoundCheck etc.
• Familiar with acoustic labs and measurement tools (Anechoic chamber, ETSI room, Acqua, SoundCheck)
• Experience on sound tuning and Golden ear is plus.
• Good leadership and team management experience.

What is Nice to Have

• Familiarity with audio hardware design, including transducers, amplifiers, and DSP architectures.
• Experience with machine learning techniques applied to audio processing, such as deep learning for audio enhancement and personalization.
• Active participation in audio-related professional organizations, such as the Audio Engineering Society (AES) or the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Publications, patents, or presentations related to acoustic signal processing and audio algorithms.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel.
• Willingness to work in an office.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment
• 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
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages 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 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.