Embedded Software Engineer II

About the role

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.

Workplace: On-Site, 5 days per week

Location: Newark, CA

Salary: $105-115k

We are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer II with hands-on experience in AUTOSAR platform development to support the design and development of powertrain electronic control units (ECUs) for next-generation electric vehicles. In this role, you will contribute to the development of highly reliable and safety-critical embedded software, supporting products from concept through production.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in C/C++ embedded software development, AUTOSAR architecture and configuration, debugging, integration, and validation of embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded platform software for powertrain electronic control units from concept through production.
• Design and implement software based on AUTOSAR architecture and standards.
• Support integration, debugging, and validation of embedded software features.
• Perform software troubleshooting across hardware and software interfaces.
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews to improve software quality and performance.
• Optimize platform software for reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Execute design verification and product validation testing activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in embedded software development.
• Strong programming experience in C and C++.
• Experience developing and delivering AUTOSAR-compliant software.
• Solid understanding of AUTOSAR architecture, stack components, and configuration tools.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and component datasheets.
• Experience using on-chip debugging tools.
• Experience troubleshooting embedded software and hardware issues.
• Hands-on experience with board bring-up activities.
• Experience with scripting and test automation tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing software for automotive ECUs.
• Knowledge of powertrain systems and vehicle electronics.
• Familiarity with software integration, validation, and production release processes within automotive environments.

Salary Range

• $105,000 - 115,000
• 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

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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