SW Project Engineer, Telematics
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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
At HARMAN, we’re not just building software—we’re shaping the future of mobility. As a Software Project Engineer in our Connectivity team, you’ll lead the development of cutting-edge telematics solutions that transform vehicles into intelligent, connected platforms. From 5G to V2X, your work will power the next generation of automotive innovation.
In this role, you’ll serve as the technical lead and customer-facing representative for software development in key telematics domains. You’ll collaborate with global teams to define, develop, and deliver embedded software that meets the highest standards of performance, safety, and reliability.
This position is also a strategic steppingstone toward a future Functional Owner role, where you will be expected to take full ownership of software domains and lead cross-functional project execution from concept to launch.
What You Will Do
- Act as the primary technical interface for customers (JOEMs), representing the software domain team
- Lead software development and integration for new product development projects
- Translate customer and system-level requirements into detailed technical specifications
- Ensure traceability and alignment between system, technical, and customer requirements
- Create and present system and technical requirement proposals for internal and external stakeholders
- Lead DFMEA/DRBFM creation and reviews with global teams and customers
- Estimate development efforts and align features with project milestones
- Track and manage the full software development lifecycle (V-Model)
- Coordinate with software project leaders to ensure successful execution
- Demonstrate leadership and ownership capabilities with the goal of evolving into a Functional Owner role, driving end-to-end responsibility for software domains in future projects
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years of experience in embedded software development (C/C++)
- 3+ years of experience leading global development teams
- Strong knowledge of inter-process communication, threading, and socket programming
- Proficiency in embedded operating systems and debugging tools (e.g., GDB)
- Fluent in Japanese and business-level English
What is Nice to Have
- Experience in automotive software development
- Understanding of TCP/IP protocols and secure coding practices
- Familiarity with UML, Agile methodologies (SCRUM, SAFe), and Automotive SPICE® (especially SWE.2)
- Knowledge in any of the automotive standards like ISO24089, ISO26262, and ISO21434
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 30%, domestic only OR domestic and international travel.
What We Offer
- We offer an authentic diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
- You will work on products and services that touch people’s lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
- Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
- We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
- We offer competitive compensation/benefit programs and recognition programs.
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, 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.
About Us
About HARMAN International
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide, including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise automation solutions; and software services. 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. HARMAN also is a technology and integration services leader for the Automotive, Mobile, Telecommunications and Enterprise markets. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. The Company's software solutions power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated, personalized, adaptive and secure across all platforms, from the 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. 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, 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!
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