Sr. Embedded Software Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Detroit, MI

13h•Onsite

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
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
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
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
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
Support DFM, DFA, DFC, DFT, and DFR objectives during software development
Ensure software solutions contribute to overall product quality and reliability