Staff SDET, Embedded Platform Software
- Salary
- $170 - $180k
- Level
- Staff
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 November 2026.
About the role
ALTEN Technology USA's standard text
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: $170-180k
This role will support embedded software verification across Diagnostics, Communication, and Bootloader components. The role will also support hardware integration into test benches, test-bench maintenance, troubleshooting, and test automation.
Responsibilities
- Lead verification efforts for embedded software on target hardware.
- Bring up, configure, and troubleshoot new hardware on test benches.
- Maintain and debug existing test benches and validation environments.
- Develop and enhance test software, tools, and automation scripts.
- Convert manual tests into automated tests.
- Develop hardware- and software-based tests from requirements.
- Participate in test-code design and code reviews.
- Troubleshoot software, hardware, and test-environment issues.
Required Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (MS preferred)
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience preferred
- Experience testing low-level embedded software
- Experience developing hardware- and software-based tests from requirements
- Experience converting manual tests into automated tests
- Strong troubleshooting skills across software, hardware, and test environments
- Experience with test scripting and automation
Preferred Qualifications
The following experience is beneficial but is not required:
- Automotive testing experience
- Experience with Automotive Ethernet
- CAN/CAN-FD, LIN
- ISO-14229 diagnostic standards
- Vector CANoe or similar tools
- Jenkins
- Git/GitLab
- Python automation
- On-chip debugging tools such as Lauterbach
- Automotive hardware/PCBA-level debugging
- Vehicle-level testing and debugging
Salary Range
- $170,000 - 180,000
- 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
ALTEN Technology USA's standard text
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.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
CAN bus · CI/CD · Git · GitLab
Rare in ALTEN Technology USA's other 204 open postings.
Standard for QA / testing roles
Python · Test Automation
Common in QA / testing postings at any company.
65% of this description is written for the role. The rest is ALTEN Technology USA's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with ALTEN Technology USA's other open jobs.
The team: Automotive HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 39 open in Automotive. 21 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in February: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Embedded Systems (13 of 39), Python (10 of 39), C (7 of 39), CATIA (7 of 39), Jira (7 of 39), Linux (7 of 39), Bluetooth (5 of 39)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Test Engineer Power Electronics Traction Inverters posted Nov 3
- Vehicle Safety Test Engineer posted Nov 3
- Technical Specialist, Functional Safety Engineer posted Nov 2
- Electrical Systems Engineer posted Nov 2
- Logistics Engineer posted Oct 29
- Restraint System Integration and Testing Engineer posted Oct 27
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Field Failure Analysis posted Oct 23
- Embedded Software Engineer posted Oct 23
- Program Manager, Manufacturing Systems & Processes posted Oct 20
- Closures & Body Structures Engineer posted Oct 20
- Lead Software Engineer, RTOS-based Automotive Platforms posted Oct 20
- Lead Software Engineer, Infotainment/Connectivity Platform posted Oct 20
- Technical Product Manager posted Oct 20
- Exterior Trim Design Release Engineer posted Oct 20
- Underhood Trim Design Release Engineer posted Oct 20
- Trim Validation Engineer posted Oct 17
- Electrical Test Engineer, High Voltage Zonal Module posted Oct 13
- Mechanical Release Engineer posted Oct 12
- Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer posted Oct 9
- ECU MCAD Engineer posted Oct 7
- Technical Program Manager Interior Systems posted Sep 30
- TPM, Multimedia and Platform (BSP) posted Sep 30
- Staff Technical Program Manager — Android Framework & Projection Certification posted Sep 30
- TPM, Release Management and Cloud Platform posted Sep 29
- Embedded Software Engineer, Vehicle Access posted Sep 28
- Audio DSP Engineer posted Sep 23
- Electrical Systems Engineer posted Sep 11
- Senior Logistics Systems Engineer posted Sep 9
- Exterior Mechanisms Engineer posted Sep 8
- Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer posted Aug 27
- Embedded Linux Security Engineer posted Aug 12
- Automotive Firmware Validation Engineer posted Aug 12
- Wire Harness Engineer posted Aug 12
- Sr. Electrical Integration Engineer posted Aug 7
- Exterior Systems Launch Engineer posted Jul 30
- Sensor Integration Design and Release Engineer posted Jul 30
- Design Release Engineer, Body Interior- Hard Trim posted Feb 2
- Closures System Engineer posted Feb 2
From the team and dates on ALTEN Technology USA's own job board.
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