Principal Hardware Engineer

HARMAN's Luxury Audio group comprises a portfolio of the most respected brands in the audio industry – Arcam, JBL Synthesis, Mark Levinson, and Revel.

HARMAN Luxury Audio continues to set new performance standards through advancements in design and the development of innovative audio technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for the design and design oversight of high-performance, high-quality audio components from concept through production.

As a Principal Hardware Engineer within the Luxury Audio Engineering Group, you will have the opportunity to work within the legendary Mark Levinson brand and join a team of world‑class engineers. Mark Levinson's audio circuit designs are fully discrete with no integrated circuits in the audio path ensuring the highest level of audio performance. Mark Levinson utilizes true luxury‑class design and engineering that delivers amplifiers and audio components for the refined cost‑no‑object HiFi enthusiast.

Your Team

You will report to the Director of Engineering, Mark Levinson, and be part of a cross‑functional team including industrial designers, hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers, and production teams.

• Work within a small multi‑disciplinary team to develop new product hardware for luxury audio amplifiers and components.
• Understand schematics and work to ensure proper system design and function.
• Develop test plans and conduct rigorous hardware testing of platforms to ensure a luxury‑class user experience, superior audio performance, and reliability.
• Prepare and present project reports, design reviews, and technical documentation.
• Drive innovation in audio system design by staying up to date with the latest technological advancements and industry trends.
• Ensure all designs meet stringent quality, compliance, and performance standards.
• Bring your attention to detail and a passion for achieving excellence in audio quality.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience working in system‑level development of high‑performance consumer audio systems.
• Previous experience working on discrete analog electronics.
• Understanding of analog audio hardware design principles and digital audio hardware design including A/D and D/A.
• PCB design using Altium and the ability to carry out detailed design reviews of the PCB and schematic. PCB best design practices for EMC and noise.
• Debug hardware using test equipment.
• In‑depth knowledge of audio measurement techniques.

• Experience with serial communication protocols including RS‑232, I2C, SPI, I2S, and USB.
• Knowledge of high‑resolution audio formats, streaming technologies, and audio compression techniques.
• Familiarity with Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and Internet protocols (TCP/IP).
• Circuit simulation, LTSpice and/or PSpice.
• EMC compliance and testing experience.
• Experience developing, writing, and debugging automated test procedures (Python, Audio Precision Basic, C#, NI LabVIEW/Test Stand).
• Previous experience in the HiFi audio industry.