Principal Engineer – AI/ML Architect

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 Job:

You are a passionate AI professional, who is enthusiastic about automotive electronics and wants to define the future in-cabin user experience.

Join our Automotive AI Lab as AI Architect. The AI Architect position is a high-impact role where you will work directly with Product Management, Automotive Domain Architects, and Engineering to shape product definition and identify AI technology fit to enhance our OTA (Over-the-Air update) products. Collaborating with global automotive and AI/ML expert teams, you will design and implement solutions for a compelling vehicle software update experience for OEM customers and end-consumers.

What You Will Do :

· Lead architect and technical leader of the AI Analytics team

· Conceptualize and design AI-based solutions that optimize OTA campaign success and delivery algorithms

· Coordinate requirements, roadmaps, and delivery schedules with product lines

· Collaborate with internal and external suppliers on solution design and technology selection

· Act as AI technology ambassador, continuously improving and innovating the AI value-add in our OTA product portfolio

· Keep pace with AI/ML technology advancements in automotive, adjacent areas, and academia; guide your team and peers; run feasibility studies and PoCs; support business analyses

What You Need:

· Master’s degree in computer science or comparable practical experience

· 9 years of industry experience with 4 years of experience in applied machine learning, data science, and big data technologies

· 2 years technical leadership experience

· Experience in developing AI/ML analytics applications like OTA, predictive maintenance, recommendation systems

· Experience with MLOps and cloud machine-learning platforms like SageMaker, DataBricks

· Relevant practical experience with selected AI tech stacks, tool chains, data collection, synthetic data and simulators (e.g. PyTorch, Kafka, Apache Spark, Python, Java)

What is Nice to Have:

· Experience working with automotive services or products

· Proficient coding capability in Java

· Experience in production-grade ML workflows

· Project management experience in a production environment

What Makes You Eligible:

· Willingness to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel

· Be willing to work in an office or home office in Bengaluru, India

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
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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.