Embedded Software Engineer

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 & 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 "h/w + s/w 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 h/w + s/w stacks for the rapidly evolving EV industry.

Responsibilities

• Work with h/w and s/w architects to collaborate on next-gen platform architecture with various SoCs 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 s/w and h/w 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: $100,000-130,000

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

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