Project Leader, Audio

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.

What You Will Do:

- Functional owner/project management of the audio domain for one or more customers or domains
- Liaising among different domains, Car Audio, Spaces and Audio domain including architectural and delivery related topics
- Be an interface between Architecture and Delivery by connecting with different stakeholders in the organization (BU, Space) and with Customer
- Technical responsibility and control of the delivery of software components from all suppliers and teams involved for the audio domain for different operating systems, including Android, Linux and QNX
- Coordination of technical clarifications between different parties (development teams from different domains, suppliers, and customers)
- Creation of specifications in close coordination with the customer, suppliers (HMI, platform audio, DSP development) and other departments, Space involved
- Creation of schedules and schedules for the project and the customer. Participate in the planning of new projects, the introduction and development of HW-SW.
- Define milestones and create an overall plan. Calculate overhead costs, material costs, development costs and costs of tools in detail.
- Check billing, check customer complaints for recognition, represent company interests.
- Control of the software development team for the project-specific implementation
- Requirements management based on DOORS or DNG in coordination with all development teams involved
- Task management based on JIRA/ALM as well as status and document management
- Track overall project and work packages, team progress and defect management
- Proactively providing improvement suggestions within projects to improve productivity and quality
- Active technical discussion during RFI/RFQ phases for future development projects and definition of the project scope as well as finding solutions for the requirements
- Reporting of the responsible domain to the customer, project management and specialist department

What You Need:

- Completed degree in computer science, electrical engineering, communications engineering comparable
- Experience as a software sub-project manager in infotainment projects
- Good knowledge of audio management and signal processing in the Android, Linux and QNX operating systems
- Knowledge of CAN, MOST, AVB, SOME/IP desirable
- Good knowledge of DNG, ALM, JIRA, DOORS, configuration and error management tools
- Ability to resolve conflicts and mediate between different interests, particularly in internationally oriented teams
- Self-confident appearance with customer focus
- Strong ability to motivate and communicate

What We offer:

- HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training and competitive market base compensation. You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global friendly working atmosphere and good work-life-balance
- Attractive salary package based on the Metall & Elektro Tarif Baden Wurttemberg and an Employer contribution towards a company pension plan
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies which also includes extensive technical trainings
- Internal talent management leadership acceleration programs
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program

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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.

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