Lead Automotive Embedded Software Engineer
ALTEN Technology USA
| Company | ALTEN Technology USA |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Detroit |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Lead |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Last verified | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
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. Overview :
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. Minimum 10+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development environments.
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.
Key Responsibilities :
Requirements Analysis & Software Architecture
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
Embedded Software Development
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
Integration, Testing & Validation
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
Automotive Product Development & Launch Support
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
Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Provide technical leadership and guidance to software team members
Collaborate closely with Hardware, Systems, Validation, Mechanical, Manufacturin