Principal Engineer - Automotive Cyber Security
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About the Position
Principal Engineer - Automotive Cyber Security
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.
Responsibilities
Software Engineer for Embedded Security is responsible for the architecture, design, development, integration, and validation of security solutions across Android and Embedded Linux platforms. This role provides technical leadership and strategic direction for platform security, focusing on Software Security, Secure Boot, Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), Secure Storage, Key Management, and compliance with automotive cybersecurity standards. The position collaborates closely with OEMs, SoC vendors, security teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver robust and secure automotive platforms.
Requirements
- Proven experience in automotive embedded systems and platform security.
- Strong understanding of ISO/SAE 21434 and automotive cybersecurity processes.
- Experience working with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, SoC vendors, and ecosystem partners.
- In-depth knowledge of GlobalPlatform specifications and TEE architectures.
- Experience with production, signed, and secure software release processes.
- Strong understanding of cryptography, PKI, certificate management, and security architecture principles.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging capabilities.
- Proven experience leading technical teams and driving architecture decisions in embedded software projects.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and align multiple organizations on technical direction.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
- High ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Qualcomm, NXP, Renesas, or similar automotive SoCs.
- Hands-on experience with OP-TEE, QTEE, or commercial TEE implementations.
- Knowledge of hardware security technologies including HSM, TPM, Secure Elements, and cryptographic accelerators.
- Experience in vulnerability management, CVE assessment, and security patch integration.
- Familiarity with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and AOSP security architecture.
- Experience with penetration testing, threat modeling, and security assessment tools.
- Knowledge of automotive communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, UDS, and SOME/IP from a cybersecurity perspective.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation for security validation, compliance, and release management.
- Understanding of secure OTA update mechanisms and software signing infrastructure.
- Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams and customer-facing technical engagements.
We Offer
- HARMAN FlexConnect Program, offering a flexible hybrid work environment that fosters stronger collaboration, meaningful connections, and innovation through a minimum of three in-office days per week.
- 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.
About the Company
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.
Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.
If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!
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HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automat ion solutions, and connected services. Our talented workforce and innovation strength create value for our customers by enabling connected experiences at home, in the car and on the go.The HARMAN Intelligent Cockpit Augmented Reality Platform is a pure Automotive software product with the vision of bringing the relevant information in driver’s field-of-view. With the acquisition of Apostera in 2022, the HARMAN Augmented Reality Platform now incorporates industry leading augmented reality and mixed reality software solutions, bringing HARMAN to the forefront of AR/MR in-cabin experience design.Our software product is bringing Immersive Augmented Reality Experience to vehicle drivers complementing and enhancing ADAS & Navigation experience, reshaping how passengers interact with the environment around car position. Our solution merges the virtual and real worlds helping drivers to understand in an exact way where to make a maneuver, therefore making the driving experience more enjoyable, safer, and more carefree or highlighting the entry into the Point-of-Interest like a restaurant selected as destination. Our Teams of experts in Automotive Software / System, Navigation, Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision (CV) and sensor fusion technologies pioneered AR Navigation in Premium Automotive segment 2018 and introduced to the market the several innovative AR Solutions in 2021.For more information for the Ready Care products and Automotive division overall you can link to the website:car.harman.com/experiences/ready-care&car.harman.com.Today, we are recruiting talents to our sites in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary and United States to develop and to deliver an AR solution for well-known brands of the European and US OEMs. We are happy to onboard team players who are passionate about AR technologies and SW product ideas.
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