Engineering Lead - OTA

Description & Requirements

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

About the Role

We are seeking a Technical Team Manager to join our Software Product Delivery group, where the focus will be on designing, developing, and leading activities related to new requirements and maintenance for our products and customers.

Our OTA product is recognized as one of the most advanced and proven offerings for Automotive and Mobile OEMs and suppliers. The role also involves shaping the future Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) offering and defining the migration path from legacy products to a new, advanced architecture.

Responsibilities include system component design, implementation, code review as well as mentoring team members and enhancing the development environment. The position requires integration of end-to-end solutions across automotive systems and operator networks, ensuring high technical quality and supporting the development of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and robust development infrastructure. The Technical Team Manager will work closely with Project Managers, Solution Architects, and Development and QA teams within the Solution Engineering organization. Your Team Report to department managers located outside of Japan.

What You Will Do

• Lead Development/QA team located in Japan
• Design/development of automotive OTA/software product/ E2E solution (Cloud/On-premises)
• Contribute to clarify customer requirement
• Have deep understanding in the products progression and Harman SDV offering
• Review new architecture plans and create a migration path
• Guide the team in adopting modern AI-driven methodologies, such as data-driven development, model-based design, and automated decision-making.
• Embracing new technologies, running POCs and adaptation of our processes
• Hands on coding developing customer features, to improve our product, to deeply understand technical feasibility etc.
• Investigate and analyze technical problems and making recommendations to improve software quality
• Team member development growth

Requirements

What You Need

• Education: BSc. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 3+ years of team management experience
• 7+ years of work experience in Java programming
• Hands-on experience with development tools like: Maven, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket or GitHub
• Linux hands-on, networking
• Independent, experienced in learning new environments and assembling POC quickly, experienced in working under pressure and deadlines
• Native level Japanese
• Business Level English skills (meeting, reporting and collaboration)

What is Nice to Have

• Experience with development on Embedded OS software programming (Linux / Android / QNX)
• Knowledge and experience in using: Spring Boot, JUnit, Cucumber
• Experience with CI/CD related tools: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with modern web development: Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, REST API
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Shell, Groovy, Gradle)
• Experience & knowledge of DB – Oracle/PostgreSQL, SQL, Elasticsearch
• Experience with Cloud Services like AWS/Azure/GCP
• Strong knowledge of AI/ML concepts, tools, and applications including hands on experience (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, automation tools)