C++ Developer with audio/automotive infotainment

Description

Job Description
In this position, the engineer will be writing software in C++ on a Linux operating system, while leading an offsite team and interfacing with a global customer.
A Functional Owner is responsible for analyzing, interpreting, understanding, and finalizing the assigned customer requirements for specific infotainment functions.
This position will ensure that the functionality of specific features are planned, implemented, tested and working flawlessly on schedule and within budget.
This role will interface with the customer, software engineers, software project managers, and other team members supporting the specific customer program.
The Functional Owner will act as a pointofcontact/liaison between the Customer Program Management (CPM) Team and a specific technical domain whom they will represent. The Functional Owner will be expected to build their technical knowledge for their domain in order to sufficiently deliver the features associated with that domains expertise. Multiple groups within the Connected Car organization will look to the Functional Owner for that domain to support their needs and provide guidance.
As a Functional Owner, you will be expected to perform technical project management tasks to drive your team to success. Using your technical development experience, you will work closely with your domain to deliver the given feature set from starttofinish.
Supervisory Responsibilities This position does not have direct reports, but is responsible to lead a team of offsite engineers.
Job Responsibilities Responsible for coordinating the definition and building of the middleware for integrating Audio, and audio related components into Harmans Scalable Platform for delivering a Vehicle Infotainment Systems to OEM.
Independently driving technology demonstrators for the audio features on reference platforms.
Support in RFQ proposal activities to various groups within Harman on need basis
Keep abreast of technology trends in connectivity inside vehicles
Responsible for analyzing and understanding of the assigned Customer requirements (CRS) and change requests and for defining/documenting the resulting features in the (Technical Requirements System) TRSSW
Responsible for linking the CRS entries to the TRSSW to ensure 100% CRS coverage
Responsible for interfacing with the customer for clarification and approval of all assigned features
Responsible for requesting the required resources necessary to implement the promised scope
Responsible for planning the work packages for the assigned resources
Commits what stories will be completed by the resources, when the stories will be completed, who works on each story and task
Attends Story Grooming sessions to ensure correct Description and Acceptance Criteria of assigned features
Basic Qualifications Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer/Electronics Engineering or equivalent from premier institutes
Technology Enthusiast with 57 years of overall work experience (Automotive infotainment domain)
Excellent programming skills in C++, C under Linux environment is mandatory.
Excellent OOD skills with hands on experience in designing core components.
Experience in Designing and building large complex software in a realtime, embedded, multiprocessor, multiinterface environment.
Should be well versed with OS concepts, OO Design patterns and overview of the System level components on Linux (USB stack, drivers, etc)
Should be well versed with various MultiMedia components on Linux like GStreamer, SDL or equivalent 3rd party Media frameworks.
Experience on the audio technologies which include working & integrating various 3rd party Stack solutions and protocol components are added advantages.
Excellent problem solving skills with good experience on using system analysis and profiling tools for debugging and performance optimizations
Excellent communication and coordination skills while working in multisite environment.
Experience in Apples technologies such as iAP protocol is an added advantage.
Willingness to work handson for the development and unit test of the middleware as and when necessary.
Experience developing and debugging C/C++ software on Linux/QNX user space applications (debugging via GDB)
Preferred Qualifications & Desired Competencies Good understanding of infotainment domains
Well organized, meticulous good at understanding the big picture.
Strong team player with ability to handle multiple projects
Selfmotivated, results driven individual, passionate about technology.
Eligibility Requirements Must be willing to travel 25% of the time.
Willingness to work in an office in Novi, Michigan
Willingness to submit to a background screen and a drug test