Director, Automotive Modern Software Development

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

What You’ll Be Part Of

In this role you will be responsible for driving the Software Factory strategy and culture across all of Harman Automotive to continuously improve the Software engineering. In brief, A Software Factory is an integrated set of tooling, services, data, and processes that enables engineers to plan, build, test, adaptively release, and/or operate and manage the software. You will lead a team of delivery experts to transform the engineering organization into a cloud based design, development and test factory. This role will work with the SBU product and project teams to utilize and implement a Software Factory approach, with a high degree of mastery and consistency. This team will also be responsible for looking externally to the industry to evaluate best practices for modern software development and delivery, of state-of-the-art technology products.

Your Team: This leader will be responsible for a team of 8 direct reports.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Evaluate industry operating model benchmarks and collaborate with SBU Engineering Excellence and technology leaders for defining implementation roadmaps.
• Lead a cross functional team of engineers, architects, and technology leaders with expertise in building cloud-based software design, development, simulation, and testing methods.
• Challenge, motivate, support, and hold accountable SBU product and project teams to adapt new operating model initiatives (processes, tools, capabilities).
• Partner with SBU engineering excellence, delivery, and domain leadership to define a shared enterprise level software engineering strategy, test methodologies and models, and drive full adoption and utilization by the product and project engineering teams.
• Drive results and track effectiveness with performance metrics, targets, and outlook to drive continuous improvements for Automotive Engineering
• Cultivate and grow engineering excellence concepts into a mature state of work (processes, tools, capabilities) for implementation readiness.
• Collaborate with Automotive Services to leverage operating model initiatives to build software practices as a service.
• Ensure that the interests of engineering stakeholders including Manufacturing, Digital Twin, Divisional Technology, Procurement, and Customer Groups are represented in the implementation of enterprise engineering operating models.

What Makes You A Strong Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or equivalent
• 15+ years related technical experience
• 5+ years in a leadership of global teams in an automotive environment
• Hands-on and expert Knowledge and experience in Software development with Linux, Cloud Platforms (Azure preferred), and infra-automation such as Terraform, Docker Compose, GitOps, and shell scripting.
• Deep understanding of software development processes in the automotive industry including Continuous Delivery and virtual simulation.
• Experience in building up and maintaining a team of highly qualified experts
• Experience in defining, monitoring and acting on KPIs for driving improvements
• Experience in consulting with and advising a distributed global large-scale engineering organization
• Ability to articulate vision and influence decision making outcomes with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and customers
• Radiates a mindset of continuous improvements of engineering execution methods and tools
• Ability to drive application of software engineering standards in multiple vertical engineering departments

Bonus Points if You Have

• Prior experience in a strategy consulting firm with automotive customers
• Hands on experience designing, building, securing, and managing Kubernetes on the cloud at scale.

Things To Know

• Be willing to travel up to 30%, domestic and international travel
• Be willing to work in an office in India Bangalore

What You Can Expect

• A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
• Access to employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products (including JBL, Harman / Kardon, AKG, and others)
• Learning and development opportunities through our award-winning HARMAN University programs
• Wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being
• Tuition reimbursement support
• Access to the HARMAN campus fitness center and cafeteria, where available
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that supports both your professional and personal development

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