HARMAN International

Distinguished Engineer (m/f/d) ADAS Technology and Innovation

Garching bei München
Feste Anstellung
Vollzeit

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 every day.

About the Role

This position is within Harman Automotive Division. In this position you will be part of a global team, who will design and develop features and functions for ADAS products using tomorrow’s technology. This role is one of the key positions within Harman’s technology and innovation team scouting breakthrough new technology to accommodate and shape future market trends. You will be embedded within Harman’s ADAS Systems Engineering group working cross-functional towards our ADAS products to ensure the identification, evaluation and alignment of new technology such that our products are always one step ahead.

What You Will Do

Leave your personal footprint: You are responsible for innovation and technology consulting and roadmap within BU ADAS
Work cross-functional to all our ADAS products and business development to identify new use cases, scenarios or features
Screen, scout and evaluate the technology market and trends
Derive and map new technologies towards our products to enable USPs for the future
You will work closely together with business development, sales/marketing and pre-development departments to determine and align requirements identifing fields for product innovations
Drive the networking between technology (software and hardware) start-ups, SoC’s supplier, academic stakeholder to match interests and evaluate potential collaboration partner

What You Need

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineer/Computer Science or similar (PhD is a plus)
15+ years hands on development and engineering experience – especially in ADAS, connected services or infotainment systems is a plus
5+ years experience as algorithm or software developer focusing on machine learning algorithms, IP accelerators or sensors
Proven track record in delivering innovative automotive software products – from technology/innovation identification, selection, assessment, integration and execution
Strong supplier and technology network in SoC, sensor, software/algorithmic start-ups, TIER-1s and academic
Excellent people skills and the ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders from students to experienced engineers up to senior management
Hands-on experience in running innovation formats
Extensive experience with technology scout tools and processes and the adaptation towards series production
Experience with requirement management tools e.g. Doors, Polarion
Experienced in creation of high quality cross platform reusable software 
Self motivated, result driven individual, must be passionate about the work
Fluent in both written and spoken English – german or mandarin is a plus
Demonstrate high levels of technical expertise, ingenuity and creativity. You will be required to develop and apply advanced technologies, engineering principles, theories and concepts, and have broad knowledge about the design and operation of systems outside of your specialty.

Preferred Qualifications

Leadership: Demonstrate character, clarity, courage and commitment to high-performance. Build environment of trust, high performance and engagement by establishing clear goals and a commitment to feedback, development and recognition.
Change Orientation: Champion a better, faster and simpler way of doing things. Apply original thinking and continuous improvement to processes, products, systems or services and manage change to better serve customer needs.
Collaboration: Connect, engage and communicate with others. Encourage open expression of ideas; communicate effectively at all levels and build strong relationships.
Judgment: Make sound decisions. Demonstrate critical thinking to take appropriate risk and make sound and timely decisions.
Results-Driven: Deliver extraordinary results. Take initiative to achieve superior, quality results against internal or external standards of excellence.

What Makes You Eligible

Be willing to travel up to 20%

Our Offer

Be part of an international team working with the world's largest automotive manufacturers
Attractive salary package based on Metall & Elektro Tarif Baden Wurttemberg
Employer contribution to a company pension plan
Extensive technical trainings (e.g in our HARMAN University)
Career development opportunities
A great package of additional benefits such as
flexible working time
allowance for public transportation
language courses
sport events like B2Run or a skiing trip
daily canteen allowances
employee discounts on our HARMAN (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products
and much more...

Your Contact

HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or Protected Veterans status. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. (www.harman.com)