Principal Security Engineer

HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems; audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today ar

The Security Domain focuses on the security of an infotainment system. This includes secure boot and secure storage, secure update, network security, threat analysis, architecture and design security, as well as best security practices. Software development is primarily in C/C++ and some scripting languages.

As a Principal Engineer they will be expected to function as a lead on some projects and mentor less experienced engineers and interns. This person is expected to be the 'go to' person in their field of expertise within the organization.

• Implementing/Integrating firewalls, key management, secure booting, encrypted file systems
• Working on a team to manage security best practices and implement best security practices
• Working with customers to understand and manage security requirements
• Working with internal stake holders to implement various security policies
• Staying current with latest security vulnerabilities as they apply to our products
• Supporting penetration and fuzz testing

Essential Responsibilities of a Principal Software Engineer:

• Working knowledge of software development tools (debugger's, emulators, compilers, etc).
• Ability to read schematics and debug analog and digital hardware.
• Able to use oscilloscope and logic analyzer for troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of software development processes.
• Working knowledge of embedded operating systems.
• Analyze customer/internal requirements and specifications and translate these into software designs.
• Develop high quality software code based on designs.
• Perform extensive unit and system level testing to insure that all requirements are met and the highest software quality is achieved.
• Analyze existing embedded software to add features, make modifications, fix bus, and/or port to different platforms.
• Participates in internal and customer driven design reviews throughout program.
• Coordinates software development activities with software team leader.
• Identifies product requirement or performance issues. Works with software team leader to negotiate resolution.
• Communicate with peers inside the Harman group to coordinate software development. This includes occasional travel for training or coordination with other groups.
• Manages small projects and technical resources, including planning, estimating and follow through.
• Manages large projects and technical resources, including planning, estimating, and developing requirements in compliance with the established software development process.
• Works with the customer to further define requirements and to resolve issues.
• Solves problems with highly effective solutions. Provides technical and philosophical guidance to others. Challenges existing paradigms resulting in large quantifiable improvements.
• Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• May direct the work of a team of engineers.

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 6+ years of hard core embedded software development.
• 6+ years of C/C++ or other structured language.
• Experience developing and debugging software in a real-time, embedded, multiprocessor, multi-interface environment.
• Willing to learn

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Informal training in embedded and network security
• Previous experience with embedded or network security
• Experience with applied cryptography, cybersecurity
• Strong OS experience with QNX, Embedded Linux, and/or Android
• Strong attention to detail
• Assertive
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of software development processes.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Willingness to travel 2% of the time
• Willingness to work in an office in Farmington Hills, MI
• Willingness to submit to a background screen and a drug test