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.
We're looking for a Staff level Embedded Software Engineer to join our team, focusing on the software stack for Design Verification of PCBAs (Printed Circuit Board Assemblies) & ECUs (Electronic Component Units) in current and next-gen vehicle platforms primarily The Connectivity & Vehicle Access Segment. You'll develop device drivers for PCBA components, create software prototypes for early hardware/software co-designs, build validation test cases in Python/C, and much more. This role offers a chance to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in developing embedded hardware and software stacks for the rapidly evolving EV industry.
Responsibilities
- Work with hardware and software architects to collaborate on next-gen platform architecture with various SoCs (System on a Chip) and the software stack.
- Design, develop, and deploy embedded software on Linux and/or RTOS for board bring-up, verification, and debugging of automotive electronics.
- Collaborate across multiple disciplines to deliver quality code, debug complex problems, prioritize, and get things done with high efficiency and urgency.
- Ability to debug in real-time across the hardware and software stack to understand the real issue and provide solutions, working and collaborating with multiple teams if needed.
- Familiarity with Linux build systems, device trees, and kernel driver development is essential.
- Ability to crisply communicate with peers, stakeholders, customers, technical leaders, and OEMs/ODMs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
- 7+ years' experience in Embedded Software Development.
- Experience with Automotive Infotainment/Connectivity platforms preferably working with GNSS, UWB, RF, A2B, BT Audio
- Good coding skills on C/C++.
- Good understanding of Linux and/or RTOS fundamentals, Board Support Packages, kernel configuration, device driver interfaces, debugging tools, etc.
- Excellent debugging skills with an ability to work across organizations/teams.
- Experience using Lauterbach, Oscilloscope, JTAG, Flashing Tools, etc.
Salary Range:
- $120,000-135,000
- The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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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.
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