Embedded Software Engineer

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.

As a Sr. Software Engineer will be responsible for analysis, design, development, debugging and modification of embedded control software for electronics applications such as controllers, PFC based 3-phase Active Rectifiers, Motor Control, DC-DC Convertors and AC Drives for harsh and hazardous environments for the commercial aerospace products..

The Sr. Engineer, Software will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&W System Components. Using sound engineering principles, this engineer will interface with cross functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust, airworthy designs are attained which meet budget, schedule and internal requirements and goals. This leadership position will be responsible for participating in and leading improvement activities at a group and/or company level

- Design and implement advanced control algorithms for power electronic applications

- Develop control system software requirements to write embedded code for 3-phase Active Rectifier, Motor Control electronics

- Contributes to system design and independently develops subsystem designs that meet the requirements. Considers tradeoffs between requirements, cost and reliability in the choice of a design approach

- Test/debug power electronics controllers, Source and assembly level debugging

- Optimize software performance by working with control system engineers

- Work with suppliers to review control software design.

- Lead or support software design review activities. Interface with vendors, customers and other departments on technical issues

- Independently owns, or leads a team for small/medium size software development.

- Reviews, checks and approves work done by peers and lower level engineers.

- Provides guidance and training to lower level engineers.

- Assesses standard work and support or lead improvement projects.

- Understands how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and is able to navigate through the company.

- Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on existing product performance