Principal Engineer Embedded C, Linux Kernel

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Opportunity with HARMAN India for Principal Engineer Embedded C, Linux Kernel : 14+ yrs Work Location – Bangalore.

Job Description

Principal Engineer Kernel Development

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:

We are seeking a highly motivated Product Owner with expertise in Linux Kernel development to lead and drive the roadmap for the projects in kernel and low-level software components. The candidate will work closely with development teams, stakeholders, and customers to define product requirements, prioritize features, and ensure high-quality deliverables that align with business goals.

Your Team

This position does not have any direct or indirect reports; but need to support about 15+ member team on SW development process and best practices.

What You Will Do

• Define and Drive the Product Roadmap: Collaborate with stakeholders, customers, development teams, and leadership to establish the vision and strategic roadmap for product development, with a strong focus on kernel and driver technologies.
• Requirement Gathering & Prioritization: Gather technical and business requirements from stakeholders and translate them into actionable user stories and backlog items.
• Backlog Management: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Collaboration with Development Teams: Work closely with kernel engineers, firmware teams, and hardware teams to ensure smooth development, integration, and optimization of kernel components.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary point of contact between engineering teams, business units, and external partners (e.g., SoC vendors like Qualcomm, Nvidia, etc.).
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks in backporting patches, security vulnerabilities, and performance bottlenecks and work with engineering teams to mitigate them.
• Technical Understanding: Have a strong understanding of Linux Kernel internals, device drivers, memory management, file systems, and security mechanisms to make informed decisions.
• Performance & Quality Assurance: Ensure kernel performance, stability, and security meet industry standards through testing, profiling, and debugging.
• Compliance & Open Source Contribution: Ensure compliance with open-source licensing (GPL, BSD, etc.) and contribute to back merge kernel development when necessary.
• Act as a Servant Leader by supporting the team members, empowering them to self-organize, and ensuring they have everything they need to succeed.
• Drive team with Act like Owner Mindset.

What You Need

• Master’s/bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering
• 14+ years of experience in software development and SDLC.
• Experience working as a Product Owner, Technical Lead, or Engineering Manager in kernel or embedded software development.
• Deep knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and backlog management tools, with experience in ASPICE processes and participation in ASPICE audits.
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills.
• Knowledge of hardware architecture (ARM 64), SoC platforms, and low-level debugging tools
• Have a strong understanding of Linux Kernel internals, device drivers, memory management, file systems, and security mechanisms to make informed decisions
• Have a strong understanding of Real time OS and Different subsystems drivers like Display, Camera, Ethernet PCIe etc
• Solid understanding of system architecture
• Languages:
• Required: C, productivity tools
• Desirable: Scripting, Yocto, perl, Phyton
• Tools:
• GIT, XLS, Power BI, JIRA, DOORs, UML Design Tools

What is Nice to Have

• Master’s degree or PG Diploma in Embedded systems or equivalent
• Experience with multi-core System-on-Chip processors
• Experience developing automotive products
• Experience with ASPICE compatible software development practices

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10% domestic and international travel
• Willingness to work in Bangalore.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen

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
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,disability or Protected Veterans status. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. (www.harman.com)

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Bharath Mahesh

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