Senior Engineer, AI

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

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will help drive internal enterprise transformation through the design, development, and deployment of AI and Generative AI solutions that improve business processes and deliver measurable value across enterprise business applications and functions. This role is focused on building practical, production-ready capabilities that increase productivity, streamline workflows, and enable better decision-making across domains such as engineering, software, HR, legal, procurement, costing, and related business functions.

You will work hands-on across the full solution lifecycle—from problem definition and prototyping to evaluation, deployment, and ongoing optimization—while contributing to enterprise data and AI initiatives that leverage Microsoft Fabric, the broader Microsoft ecosystem, and other modern cloud and data platforms. The primary focus remains on Generative AI, LLMs, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and enterprise copilots, with an emphasis on responsible AI, governance, and scalable adoption.

What You Will Do

• Design, build, and deploy AI and Generative AI solutions that automate internal workflows and improve productivity across enterprise business applications and functions.
• Deliver production-ready internal copilots, assistants, and workflow accelerators for use cases such as knowledge search, document summarization, conversational analytics, intelligent recommendations, and process automation.
• Partner with stakeholders across engineering, software, HR, legal, procurement, costing, and similar functions to identify high-value opportunities and translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
• Build and support enterprise GenAI solutions using large language models, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and RAG patterns over structured and unstructured enterprise data.
• Contribute to enterprise data and AI initiatives using Microsoft Fabric and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure, Azure OpenAI, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365, and other related platforms, while also working with complementary technologies already present in the environment.
• Architect and develop scalable data and AI pipelines that support retrieval, orchestration, evaluation, monitoring, and secure access to enterprise information.
• Design and implement RAG pipelines across heterogeneous enterprise datasets, including requirements documents, business rules, lessons learned, operational content, knowledge bases, and other unstructured sources.
• Select and apply effective chunking, embedding, vector search, reranking, and routing approaches to improve retrieval quality and user outcomes.
• Develop agentic and tool-using workflows using frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, MCP, and related orchestration patterns.
• Evaluate model performance, prompt behavior, grounding quality, and workflow effectiveness using structured testing, human feedback, and measurable business outcomes.
• Implement responsible AI practices including guardrails, content filtering, access controls, auditability, and governance aligned to enterprise standards.
• Contribute to production readiness through observability, monitoring, cost awareness, performance tuning, and reliable deployment practices.
• Build solutions and integrations using modern application stacks such as Python, Node.js, APIs, and web frameworks, with the ability to collaborate across platform, data, and application teams.
• Work closely with business, platform, testing, validation, and delivery teams in a fast-paced environment with strong communication, rapid iteration, and a process-excellence mindset.

What You Need To Be Successful

• 6+ years of experience building production software, data, or AI solutions, including hands-on experience with machine learning systems and/or Generative AI applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python and modern software engineering practices; working knowledge of Node.js and service-oriented application development is a plus.
• Experience building GenAI and LLM-powered applications, including prompt engineering, RAG, evaluation, and agentic workflows.
• Familiarity with frameworks and tooling such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Transformers, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar ecosystems.
• Experience integrating with model providers and enterprise AI platforms such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Meta/Llama, Mistral, or similar services.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms and storage technologies, including SQL and NoSQL databases, search technologies, vector databases, and modern lakehouse or warehouse platforms.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure services, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 integrations, and enterprise data environments.
• Familiarity with cloud and data engineering concepts across Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, orchestration, and modern data pipelines.
• Ability to work across structured and unstructured enterprise data to support AI use cases in internal business environments.
• Understanding of operational excellence for AI systems, including monitoring, debugging, performance optimization, governance, security, and responsible AI practices.
• Strong communication skills, product mindset, stakeholder collaboration, and the ability to operate effectively in cross-functional enterprise transformation initiatives.
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or equivalent professional experience.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to work in an office located in Novi, MI (hybrid)
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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Pay Transparency

$ 90,750 - $ 133,100

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

Benefits

HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

You Belong Here

HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.

About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology

Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.

Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(