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About the Role
Harman Pro is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer with a minimum of 8 years of experience in systems architecture, embedded design, and full lifecycle product development for professional Audio, Video, and Control products. This role requires deep technical expertise in requirements engineering, cross-domain coordination, including hardware, firmware, software, and networked protocols. The engineer will lead architecture definition, interface design, and system validation while collaborating with product management to translate market requirements into scalable, high-performance solutions. Responsibilities include technical project leadership—covering estimation, scheduling, risk management, and resource planning—as well as coordination with internal engineering teams and third-party partners to ensure timely delivery of robust, production-ready systems. A strong foundation in real-time systems, signal processing, and AV interoperability standards is essential, along with excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills.
Your Team
This position reports to the Director of Systems Engineering, Electronics. This is an individual contributor position and has no direct reports.
What You Will Do
Develop system requirements, architecture, and design for audio, video, and control products in the professional A/V market.
Maintain a deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and industry best practices.
Participate in product development from inception to mass production.
Coordinate work between all functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products to the market.
Participate in the planning and execution of a long-term roadmap for Harman Pro's product lines.
Participate in research projects for proof-of-concept implementation of new technologies and ideas.
Drive innovation and technology adoption within engineering.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering teams to support strategic objectives.
Mentor junior engineers to develop a high-performing engineering team.
Collaborate with product and project managers to align project objectives with business objectives.
Collaborate across functional teams to lead design and architecture decisions for projects.
Identify and mitigate potential project risks and challenges.
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
Collaborate effectively with 3rd party vendors and partners.
What You Need
BS in engineering or related field.
8+ years of relevant engineering experience on embedded platforms and products.
3+ years of experience leading engineering team(s) as project technical lead or manager.
Experience in a wide range of embedded product development from small microprocessors to large multi-core processors.
Quickly assess situations, identify root causes, and determine required resources to effectively resolve.
Knowledge of networking technologies.
Experience with requirements management and traceability.
Experience in task break-down, estimation and resource scheduling.
Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams in a global environment.
Strong technical expertise in embedded systems, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and relevant development technologies.
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical associates.
Ability to oversee, status and guide multiple simultaneous project teams.
Ability to lead a project team and drive to on-time product release.
Ability and desire to both manage and motivate a team and contribute as an individual to achieve product development goals.
Experience with Jama Connect or other requirements tracking software.
Ability to build relationships, influence and motivate internal and external stakeholders across multiple countries.
Passion for driving technology growth and innovation.
What is Nice to Have
Cisco CCNA (CCNP or higher preferred)
In-depth understanding and practical knowledge of networking systems such as LAN, WAN, firewalls, routers, and switches
Comprehensive understanding of network services and protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VLAN
Experience with Multicast protocol to include IPGMPv2, IGMPv3, PIM, MSDP
Experience with security protocols such as TLS/SSL, IPsec, RADIUS, 802.1x
Experience with audio, video, and control products in the Pro A/V market.
Fluency in multiple programming and scripting languages.
Experience working hands-on with hardware and troubleshooting problems.
Experience working with embedded Linux-based and RTOS-based products.
Experience with network security, certificates, PKI infrastructure.
Experience with web servers including front-end and back-end technologies.
Experience working in a global matrixed organization.
Experience with video technologies.
Experience with audio signal processing.
Fluency with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
What Makes You Eligible
Willingness to work in our office in Richardson, TX.
Willingness for occasional travel, both domestic and international.
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
“Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
About HARMAN International
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, brilliant career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
Salary Ranges:
$ 120,750 - $ 177,100HARMAN 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.