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

As a System Architect in SBU Connectivity you develop and specify the system architecture of one or several development projects in the area of connectivity or telematics. In your role you are driving architectural and cross-disciplinary (HW, SW, ME) topics within RFIs, RFQs and during product development, and you are interconnecting the technical team with sales, program management and the customer.

Your Team

n/a (no direct reports)

What You Will Do

• Definition and specification of the system architectural design for connectivity or telematics systems based on project/product requirements.
• Presentation of the system, hardware, and software concepts during the RFI/RFQ phase and after award internally (towards the development team) as well as towards the customer.
• Leading technical presentations / workshops internally and externally.
• Analysis and evaluation of functional and non-functional requirements affecting the system architecture and system resources.
• Development of high-level and detailed concepts on system-level incl. related specifications.
• Development of functional safety architectures and concepts.
• Close collaboration with the discipline responsibles (software, hardware, mechanics, manufacturing).
• Guidance and support of the software and hardware architects and developers to realize the architectural requirements, including verification of work results.

What You Need

• Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Information Technology) or other appropriate graduation
• Toolchain: Enterprise Architect, Rational Rhapsody, Teams, SVN, Confluence, Jira, UML, Doors, ALM DNG, Git, SVN, Jira
• Language : Fluent in both Japanese and English
• 3+ years of professional experience in architecture definition and development of systems for connectivity and/or telematics
• Knowledge of system architecture styles and design principles
• Ability to abstract technical problems onto architecture level and to evaluate their impact on system-level
• Strong background in SoCs, MCUs, networks, hardware and software architectures
• Basic skills in using modelling tools (UML / SysML) and in understanding modelling diagrams
• Affinity for applying model-based system engineering methodologies

What is Nice to Have

• Knowledge of the requirements inside the automotive area. Understanding of the dynamics of the automotive Tier-1 market and a vision for market and customer trends
• FMEA, DFMEA
• Language: German Language
• Professional experience in architecture definition and development of systems for infotainment, digital cockpit, driver information and/or ADAS
• Professional experience in architecting
• Experience in robotics, embedded engine control & management systems
• Experience with embedded operating systems (e.g. QNX, Linux, Android, …)
• Enhanced skills in using modelling tools (UML / SysML)
• Enhanced skills in using model-based system engineering methodologies
• Knowledge/experience in A-SPICE processes
• Knowledge/experience in ISO 21434, ISO26262 and functional safety

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.

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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.