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Software Design Engineer - Tuner Software

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Jun 2026

💰 $112,200/yr($74,900/yr – $112,200/yr)

About the role

Auto req ID: 56006
Title: Software Design Engineer - Tuner Software
Job Function: Engineering
Location: PDC
Workplace Category:Onsite
Company: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Shift: SHIFT1

At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It’s our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand, and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us?

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra – You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a Software Design Engineer - Tuner Software.

Job Summary

Harley-Davidson is seeking a software engineer to help drive the engine tuning software delivered in our Screamin’ Eagle Tuner product.

In this position, you will lead the development and delivery of tuning software features that meet or exceed program level requirements and provide regulatory compliance. You will work with an experienced cross-functional engineering team and suppliers to own the delivery of the software feature from initial algorithm selection, through implementation, and validation. In this role you will deliver the immediate project scope as well as prepare roadmaps to enhance current features and deliver new features and functions.

Purpose of role:

Lead development and delivery of the Screamin’ Eagle Tuner.

Job Responsibilities

Drive the development and release of all software packages associated with the Screamin’ Eagle Tuning product, including embedded software, mobile and PC applications, and cloud services.
Develop next-generation vehicle tuning requirements through collaboration with key stakeholders, product benchmarking, and input from industry standards.
Decompose vehicle-level requirements and use-cases into component-level and software-level requirements.
Lead physical and virtual feature evaluations to confirm confidence in software design prior to program milestones.
Support the Reliability & Validation Engineer to ensure systematic verification of features by establishing requirements traceability, developing test-cases, and ensuring test coverage across applicable test methods.
Review and approve software verification plans to ensure features are intuitive and robust at product launch.
Resolve technical issues by applying problem-solving techniques and facilitating cross-functional support from the Engineering and Test Organizations.
Support vehicle-level system integration activities including vehicle testing, regulatory homologation events, pre-production events, product launch, and product maintenance.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required

Education Specifications

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.

Experience Requirements

Required Experience

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant design engineering experience or advanced education in a related field.  In addition, they will have demonstrated some or all of the following:

- Software development experience from concept through production launch of any product
- Creative approach to solving problems and able to own issue resolution from data collection, data analysis, root cause identification, solution set generation, and selection of optimal solution. 
- Ability to work beyond software engineering and apply basic electro-mechanical and engine control principles to support component selection and select appropriate signal conditioning strategies.
- Strong interest (direct experience desired) in motor vehicle or engine engineering and design (auto, motorcycle, truck & bus, agriculture, etc.)
- Experience authoring requirements, developing test-cases, and establishing traceability in a process that supports product development in accordance with relevant industry best practices.