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.
As an Embedded Software Engineer I you will be responsible for;
• Contribute to requirements development and management throughout the software development lifecycle
• Develop and maintain software architecture documentation and design artifacts in alignment with system-level requirements
• Author, manage, and maintain requirements in IBM DOORS with full traceability from system to software to test
• Support unit testing, integration testing, and verification activities in hardware-in-the-loop and simulation environments
• Apply software engineering standards including DO-178C or equivalent safety/mission-critical standards
• Participate in formal technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and contribute to review artifacts
• Interface with systems engineers and hardware teams to resolve integration issues and maintain interface control documentation
• Produce clear technical documentation including ICDs, design descriptions, test procedures, and analyses
• Support verification and validation activities including traceability from test cases back to requirements
Qualifications;
• 3–6 years of hands-on embedded software engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience in software architecture and requirements development, management, and traceability
• Working knowledge of IBM DOORS or equivalent requirements management tools
• Familiarity with structured software development processes (e.g., DO-178C, MIL-STD-498, or similar)
• Ability to read and interpret systems-level requirements and interface control documents
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; capable of producing clear technical documentation
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
• Must be a U.S. Person (see eligibility requirements below)
Salary Range: $46k-$75k
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.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
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.
Skills Required
- 3-6 years of hands-on embedded software engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
- Working knowledge of IBM DOORS or equivalent requirements management tools
- Familiarity with structured software development processes (e.g., DO-178C, MIL-STD-498)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
What We Do
ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.
Why Work With Us
Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
