What You Will Do
* Build and manage customer relationships at a working team level (Customer Program Release Engineers)
* Make decisions regarding software build content and timing (Performance and Features), translate it into engineering level plan, this includes identifying dependencies and road blockers.
* Gate the Software Development Release lifecycle to ensure customer acceptance of each release to ensure product acceptance for launch
* Manage program risk proactively, identify program risks and coordinate meetings with the PM and multi-discipline functions to address risks before they become issues
* Evaluate project management processes and metrics to track and measure project success (Manage all product delivery elements)
* Represent the program Internally to Sr. Management during program, quality and operations reviews.
* Lead the program adherence to follow standard Harman processes and maintain program and customer-related documentation
* Be the primary escalation point for both internal and external project software communications for the dedicated customer project
* Resolve conflicts between internal and customer engineering groups.
* Will be involved in multiple software development lifecycles.
* Be able to manage multiple programs from requirements to delivery.
* Be able to solve complex design issues and take calculated risks.

What You Need
* Master’s Degree in above-mentioned fields and 8 years of experience in research and development or Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years’ experience
* 8 years of systems engineering, requirements management, or related background
* Proven technical leadership within the technology industry or automotive industry
* Must be able to articulate vision and influence decision making outcomes with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and the customer
* Experience managing external and internal vendors/partners
* Strong communication skills (written & spoken) to explain technology concepts to non-technical audiences
* High-quality mindset to develop software with best industry practices
* Passion for Audio quality and performance

What is Nice to Have
* Practical experience in related areas such as system design, hardware/software design, and real-time embedded applications
* Previous experience in all phases of the software development process (Requirements, Scope, Design/Plan, Develop, Test, and Customer Acceptance.)