Principal Architect-automotive

Location:

- IN_Bangalore_Sattva Knowledge Court Bdg_HII
- Job Family:

- Engineering
- Worker Type Reference:

- Regular - Permanent
- Pay Rate Type:

- Salary
- Career Level:

- T4(A)
- Job ID:

- R-43092-2025

**Description & Requirements**:
**Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive**

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.
- Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
- Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
- Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment

**About the Role**

HARMAN Automotive Engineering Services (AES) offers vehicle OEMs the complete lifecycle of software development, including consulting on industry trends and assessing planned architectures, and software-defined vehicle architecture development.

The Presales, Strategy and Partnerships team is looking for an experienced Automotive Software Architect with expert technical knowledge of vehicle software, combined with deep experience with architecture tools and processes, and a passion for innovating the next generation of consumer automotive experiences. The Automotive Software Architect will act as technical lead during business development and presales for our OEM customers, as they evolve their architectures to support software-defined vehicles.

**What You Will Do**
- Work with HARMAN’s OEM customers to advise on and develop vehicle architectures, considering industry trends in software-defined vehicles.
- Act as a technical leader within cross-functional teams, both during presales and project delivery.
- Help drive competence development within the AES Architecture Community by researching and presenting latest technologies.
- Work with Sales to produce marketing collateral, participate in events, and do proactive business development.

**What You Need to Be Successful**
- Experienced in business development/presales of vehicle software engineering projects, including proactive pitches to customers and responding to RFXs.
- Possess general knowledge of vehicle E/E architectures and trends such as central zonal architectures and high-performance computing platforms.
- Familiar with software-defined vehicle technologies and enablers including hypervisors, containers, OTA SW updates, heterogenous workload orchestration, service-oriented architectures, vehicle abstraction and digital twins.
- Familiar with model-based system and software engineering with SysML or UML.
- Able to communicate ideas clearly, through writing, speaking, and diagramming.
- Fluent spoken and written English.

**Bonus Points if You Have**
- ISO 26262 Functional Safety projects.
- ASPICE-compliant projects.
- Agile frameworks such as SAFe.
- Requirements engineering.
- Embedded real-time and general-purpose operating systems, including AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive, QNX, Linux, Android Automotive.
- Hardware safety and security features such as safety islands, HSMs and TEEs.
- Diagnostics protocols, power management, distributed logging, system performance optimization.

**What Makes You Eligible**
- Be willing to travel, domestic and international
- Be willing to work in the HARMAN office in Bangalore (at least twice per month), client site, or remotely from home, as needed by the business

**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
- Tuition reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

**You Belong Here**

HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you - all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.

**About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology**

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 ext