Sobre este puesto de Sr. Embedded Software Engineer en ALTEN Technology USA
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
Overview :
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. Minimum 10+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development environments.
- This position is focused on the design, development, integration, testing, and release of embedded software supporting automotive seating, comfort, actuator, motor, and interior system applications.
- The engineer will lead software development activities from requirements analysis and software architecture through coding, integration, validation, and production launch. This is a hands-on embedded software development position requiring deep technical involvement throughout the full software development lifecycle.
- The role will work closely with Systems, Hardware, Mechanical, Validation, Manufacturing, and Customer teams to deliver high-quality automotive embedded software solutions.
- This position requires strong technical ownership, excellent communication skills, deep Embedded C expertise, and the ability to support complex automotive product development programs.
- Full-time onsite presence is required.
Key Responsibilities :
Requirements Analysis & Software Architecture
- Analyze customer and system requirements using ALM tools such as Codebeamer
- Develop software architecture, detailed design documentation, and test strategies
- Maintain software requirements traceability throughout development
- Participate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions
Embedded Software Development
- Develop automotive embedded software using Embedded C
- Design and implement low-level drivers, middleware, and application software
- Develop robust, maintainable, and optimized software solutions
- Support code optimization for performance, memory utilization, and power efficiency
- Follow automotive software development standards and coding guidelines
Integration, Testing & Validation
- Support software build and release activities
- Develop and execute unit, integration, and qualification testing
- Support debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations
- Ensure software quality and compliance throughout development
Automotive Product Development & Launch Support
- Support programs from concept through production launch
- Participate in customer reviews and program milestone activities
- Support OEM and Tier 1 development requirements
- Ensure software solutions meet performance, quality, timing, and reliability objectives
Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to software team members
- Collaborate closely with Hardware, Systems, Validation, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Quality teams
- Clearly communicate technical concepts, risks, and development status
- Support customer-facing technical discussions when required
Design for Excellence (DFX)
- Support DFM, DFA, DFC, DFT, and DFR objectives during software development
- Ensure software solutions contribute to overall product quality and reliability
Profile:
- Hands-on Embedded Software Engineer with deep automotive development experience
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to independently drive software development activities
- Clear and effective communicator capable of engaging with customers and cross-functional teams
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities
- Comfortable working throughout the complete software lifecycle from requirements through release
- Customer-focused engineer who thrives in collaborative development environments
- Able to provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in development activities
Must Have:
- 10+ years of automotive embedded software development experience
- Strong Embedded C programming experience (mandatory)
- Experience developing low-level drivers, middleware, and application layer software
- Experience creating software architecture and detailed software design documentation
- Experience with software build, release, and configuration management processes
- Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and qualification testing
- Experience with CAN and LIN communication protocols
- Experience supporting automotive OEM or Tier 1 development programs
- Experience with requirements management and traceability
- Strong communication, presentation, and technical leadership skills
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or related field
Good to Have:
- Codebeamer experience
- DOORS or Polarion experience
- IAR Embedded Workbench experience
- RTOS experience
- APQP knowledge
- ISO 26262 Functional Safety experience
- ASPICE knowledge
- Seating systems experience
- Interior electronics experience
- Mechatronic systems experience
- Actuator or motor control systems experience
- Tier 1 automotive supplier experience
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
