Job Description

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

At HARMAN, we’re redefining the driving experience. As a global leader in connected car technology, we partner with the world’s top automotive brands to deliver cutting-edge telematics solutions that transform vehicles into intelligent, connected platforms. From 5G to V2X, your work will power the next generation of automotive innovation.

As a System Engineer, you will lead the system architecture and requirements definition for advanced telematics products. You’ll work closely with global teams and customers to translate complex needs into robust, scalable system designs that power next-generation in-vehicle connectivity.

What You Will Do

• Define and decompose system requirements based on customer needs, internal standards, and communication protocols
• Lead technical discussions with customers and internal teams to align on requirements and propose innovative solutions
• Design system architecture and create technical documentation (e.g., state diagrams, communication sequences)
• Act as the primary technical interface with customers for requirement discussions and change management
• Support vehicle testing activities both internally and externally
• Collaborate with project managers and functional leads to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
• Works closely with global engineering teams across software, hardware, and validation

What You Need

• Proven experience in software design and development for commercial products
• Strong project management skills in software development environments
• Proficiency in Japanese (spoken and written) for customer communication
• Business-level English for collaboration with global teams

What is Nice to Have

• Knowledge of telematics systems and wireless communication technologies (Wi-Fi, 4G/LTE/5G, Bluetooth)
• Experience with in-vehicle networks (CAN, Ethernet)
• Background in embedded systems design
• Familiarity with project management tools such as JIRA

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 30%, domestic only OR domestic and international travel.

What We Offer

• We offer an authentic diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
• You will work on products and services that touch people’s lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
• Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
• We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
• We offer competitive compensation/benefit programs and recognition programs.

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, 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.