Principal Hardware Engineer – Luxury Audio
Location: Cambridge, UK (Office in Waterbeach / Cambridge, subject to government guidelines).
About the Role
As a Principal Hardware Engineer within the Luxury Audio Engineering Group, you will work within the legendary Mark Levinson brand and join a team of world class engineers dedicated to delivering discrete high performance audio systems with the highest level of audio performance.
What You Will Do
- Work within a small multidisciplinary team to develop new product hardware for luxury audio amplifiers and components.
- Understand schematics and work to ensure proper system design and function.
- Develop test plans and conduct rigorous hardware testing of platforms to ensure a luxury class user experience, superior audio performance, and reliability.
- Prepare and present project reports, design reviews, and technical documentation.
- Drive innovation in audio system design by staying up to date with the latest technological advancements and industry trends.
- Ensure all designs meet stringent quality, compliance, and performance standards.
- Bring a keen attention to detail and a passion for achieving excellence in audio quality.
What You Need to be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in system level development of high performance consumer audio systems.
- Previous experience working on discrete analog electronics.
- Understanding of analog audio hardware design principles and digital audio hardware design including A D and D A.
- Pcb design using Altium and the ability to carry out detailed design reviews of the pcb and schematic; pcb best design practices for EMC and noise.
- Debug hardware using test equipment.
- In depth knowledge of audio measurement techniques.
Nice to Have
- Experience with serial communication protocols including RS 232, I2C, SPI, I2S, and USB.
- Knowledge of high resolution audio formats, streaming technologies, and audio compression techniques.
- Familiarity with Wi Fi, Bluetooth, and Internet protocols (TCP IP).
- Experience with circuit simulation (LTSpice and or PSpice).
- EMC compliance and testing experience.
- Experience developing, writing, and debugging automated test procedures (Python, Audio Precision Basic, C, or NI Labview TestStand).
- Previous experience in the HiFi audio industry.
Eligibility
- Willing to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.
- Willing to work in an office in Waterbeach / Cambridge, UK.
- HARMAN will only employ those who have the right to work in the UK; visa or sponsorship support is not offered for this role.
Benefits
- 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.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
Equal Opportunity Employer
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. 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 attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job related performance.
#J-18808-Ljbffr…