HMI Design Manager

at  HARMAN International

Location:
HUBudapestVaci Ut 96 13th District
Additional Location:
Budapest, Hungary
Job Family:
Engineering
Worker Type Reference:
Regular - Permanent
Pay Rate Type:
Salary

A CAREER AT HARMAN

We are ONE HARMAN. We are greater than the sum of our divisions or brands. We proudly talk about our many iconic brands and describe how our technologies are transforming the car, the workplace and everywhere in between. We work hard. We create useful, playful, beautiful things. We strive for excellence, and we aim to win as a team. No matter the position, every employee at HARMAN is expected to demonstrate our core competencies: leadership, change-orientation, collaboration, judgment and a results-driven mindset. At HARMAN, we expect brilliance. You can expect a career full of brilliant possibilities.
Harman Automotive Services SBU is looking for a motivated and passionate technology professional to support business development, competency development in Automotive HMI domain and deliver HMI & Design Engineering projects. The role requires the understanding of Harman products, HMI tools and frameworks in 2D and 3D areas.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

This role will have 2 key accountabilities: Design HMI leader and UI/UX (2D and 3D) designer. This role will have a close collaboration with the management and engineering teams. This role will handle People/Technology/Business Growth which are tightly coupled with the 5 strategic pillars of Harman Automotive Strategy.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years’ experience in UX/UI design and HMI
• Deep knowledge of 3D software – Cinema 4D, Redshift, After Effects
• Deep knowledge of the UX design toolkit such as Figma, Adobe CS etc.
• Deep knowledge of prototyping tools – Figma, ProtoPie, Proto.io etc.
• Understanding of the exchange formats between various CAD systems
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Master’s degree is preferred
• Automotive relevant experience which includes working with Automotive OEMs
• Knowledge of automotive technologies and industry trends.
• Results and detail-oriented: hold him/herself and others accountable for commitments
• Flexible to take on different kinds of tasks and to be able to work autonomously
• Creative problem-solver with the ability to work with a blank slate and inspire others.
• Effective C-Level communication skills.
• Intellectual and curious with a passion for storytelling.
• Expertise in the agile and scrum development frameworks
• Experience as a Scrum Master in Scrum and Scrum-in-Scrum projects
• Experience pivoting and navigating dynamic and changing situations.
• Experience in working in and organizing of high complexity systems with a lot of integration points, requirements and restrictions
• Proactive, self-sufficient, and professional, with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Passionate and enthusiastic about delivering powerful presentations.
• Flexibility to work in an office or remotely, travel for business and work in multiple time zones as needed.
  HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. 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.

As a leader of this team, you are responsible for:

• People & Org: Responsible for hiring/retaining key talent with UI/UX design and 3D modeling expertise
• People & Org: Build any missing competency in 3D modeling and modern frameworks
• Technology: Automotive HMI technologies like 3D frameworks and UI/UX
• Technology: Hire/Retain/Identify champions in Unity, Unreal Engine, Kanzi, Qt3D, etc.
• Technology: Create Whitepaper, blogs, Tech Talks from the HMI team
• Technology: Create graphical assets for reuse across HMI projects
• Technology: Experience of designing for embedded systems
• Technology: Solid understanding of HMI design concepts, including screen layout, typography, color theory, and visual hierarchy.
• Support: Provide support to HMI team management and Sales/Pre-Sales in upcoming customer bids/pursuits. Also build collaterals, case studies for future pursuits
• Training: Responsible for creating training content for HMI design for newcomer onboarding and HMI upskilling. These courses will automatically be linked in engineer Workday training. Periodic training shall be conducted by the design team
• Training: Create and provide trainings of 3D design IDE

As graphical assets designer you will be responsible for generating ideas and sketches for cluster and IVI applications, extend the prototypes to real graphical assets generation and provide them to SW development team:

• Technology: Work with modern design IDE and tools (Figma, Cinema4D, Unity, UE, etc.)
• Technology: Create graphical assets for 2D design HMI
• Technology: Create 3D models and scenes for the HMI interfaces
• Technology: Create objects and transition animations for the HMI interfaces
• Technology: Create high and low fidelity prototypes for the HMI interfaces
• Technology: Create, maintain and organize design systems shared between various projects
• Support: communicate with HMI development team to negotiate design aspects and integrations
• Support: Work with customers to clarify design requirement