Distinguished Engineer, System Architect - ADAS

Novi, MI

Posted 18 days ago

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Job Description

Description & Requirements

About the Role

The Distinguished Engineer, System Architect role is a key leadership role inside HARMAN's Intelligent Cockpit Strategic Business Unit and acts as a mediator between engineers, stakeholders, and users/customers. In this role, you take ownership of Standards Groups and Bodies Alignment of ADAS/AD & Central Compute centric products along with a focus on government regulations within NA as primary focus and EU as secondary focus market for Intelligent Cockpit ADAS/AD & Central Compute related products. Presently products such as interior sensing, driver monitoring, and occupant monitoring along with Central Computer system solutions are being developed. The major focus area for Central Computer will be concerning Mixed Criticality Orchestration including SW payload and infrastructure provisioning, Mixed-Criticality Platform & Device Virtualization, and Mixed-Criticality Data Bus which are envisioned to be based on in-house Middleware / OS (Operating System) / Hypervisor, SW platform technology. This role owns and defines the ADAS/AD part of the Harman Multi Domain Controller SW architecture for Following Domain Consolidation, ADAS/AD, Digital Cockpit, and Body Domain as a future candidate for domain consolidation on software platform middleware tailored towards Harman chosen Hypervisor and OS combo derived from Harman's strategy given by senior leadership team.

This is an ideal opportunity to solve a wide range of technical challenges including driving hardware-agnostic SW development targeted towards the realization of the embedded part of a SW Defined Vehicle. This role will act as a 'go-to person' for software architectural topics within platforms, RFIs, RFQs, and projects concerning standards bodies and regulations. This role is considered the bridge between the development teams, program management, customers, and other Harman SBUs. You will make and own decisions and the consequences of the SW design framework on an organizational level. The role reports to the ADAS/AD Domain Architecture Leader. A hybrid work environment with working from home and in the office is an integral part of this role

What You Will Do

Define, design, and align the ADAS/AD software architecture for Multi Domain Controller / infotainment-oriented systems with ADAS capabilities and digital cockpits of the next generation for given product lines and beyond.
Take shared ownership of cross-functional, conceptual requirements to the Multi Domain Controller OS/Middleware, the embedded operating system of the Harman Multi Domain Controller
Enable SW Framework to implement ADAS In cabin perception, ADAS Parking & Driving, and AR (Augmented Reality) + AR-HUD Related Perception into a Digital Cockpit Ecosystem including the use of Neural Processing Units / Hardware Accelerators
Enable SW Framework for Multi Domain Controller SW-Technical Safety Case derived from high-level Functional Safety Case
Enable SW Framework for Cybersecurity compliance of Multi Domain Controller and product deployments which involves products dealing with Biometric Data such as in-cabin Sensing
Analyze, define, and refine requirements, for the sustainable implementation and documentation of the Harman Multi Domain controller and associated Products involved/hosted on the Multi Domain Controller (DevOps)
Define new, complex embedded and online use cases of multi-domain controller (Capability Demonstration towards SOP (Start of Production) projects) proactively as well as adapt and optimize the existing architecture, e.g., by design and/ or code reviews.
Develop the current/ target architecture, the vision, and the migration steps to get there for the products, services, and the entire platform ecosystem of the Multi Domain Controller
Anticipate E/E software architecture trends in the automotive market to derive and extend the software architecture roadmap.
Generate a roadmap regarding legal aspects and upcoming standardization aspects of ADAS/AD including NCAP, Homologation, etc.
Proactive engagement with relevant industry standards bodies and working groups.
Participate in innovation and technology scouting activities with business development, innovation teams & patent committees across Harman and represent SBU (Strategic Business Unit) Intelligent Cockpit in RFI/RFQ activities for general topics of SW architecture/roadmap about the ADAS/AD domain.

What You Need

Bachelor's Degree or master's degree in the field of computer science and technology with 20+ years of experience in progressively challenging technical roles and scope
Deep understanding of embedded hardware, networking, and ability to write testable, robust embedded application software in real-time OS or on embedded Linux/QNX
Several years of experience in developing ADAS Classic AUTOSAR and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Perception
Architecture based on Linux / QNX / AUTOSAR Adaptive including but not limited to the fields of
communication, network management, status management, storage management, diagnosis, safety, and security.
Product Architecting experience with T profile with Expert Depth being SW Architecture with a focus on
ADAS/AD Multi-Model Sensor Fusion Perception and Domain breadth being full Product Scope and Life cycle including HMI (Human Machine Interface) UI/UX for ADAS/AD
Architecting multiple OS multiple Domain SW architectures within ADAS/AD and Digital Cockpit
Advanced practical experience with several systems-level programming languages such as C/C++, Assembly, Rust, Go, etc.

What is Nice to Have

In cabin sensing Drivers, Occupant Monitoring systems, and Augmented Reality including AR-HUD
Architecting multiple SW Solutions in an Agile way of working along with expertise in leadership/ownership of multiple solution trains
Cybersecurity architecture for in-vehicle server infrastructure
Safety experience with ASIL-D
Solid understanding of DDS Architectures and distributed shared memory communications.
Solid understanding of distributed systems, fabric-based interconnects, and related technologies (PCIe, RDMA/RoCE, etc.)
Experienced with mixed cache coherency systems, heterogeneous computing & asymmetric multiprocessing.
Experienced with computing in-vehicle communication models (vehicle, IPC, cloud)
Excellent communication skills in English
Problem solver who can handle both cross-functional leadership and be an Individual contributor if required.

What Makes You Eligible

Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel.
Be willing to work in the Novi, Michigan office (1-2 days per week in office).
Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

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

#Hybrid

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.

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.

Job Summary

Company

Harman

Start Date

As soon as possible

Employment Term and Type

Regular, Full Time

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience

20+ years