Automotive Android – Connectivity Engineer

Alten; Troy, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an Automotive Android - Connectivity Engineer to bridge vehicle communications with external interfaces across Android/iOS environments. You will develop mobile app requirements, design vehicle-side components, and implement secure connectivity to automotive ECUs and cloud services.

The role requires strong experience in mobile development, RESTful APIs, and collaboration with third-party suppliers to define test criteria and architecture; a Master’s in a related

Qualifications

• Experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server applications.
• Experience in development of Android and iOS-based subsystems involving audio/video playback and USB/Bluetooth/CarPlay.

Responsibilities

• Develop mobile application requirements and manage development and engineering.
• Design vehicle-side system component requirements that interact with a mobile app; enable vehicle features.
• Develop phone connectivity security requirements and features interfacing with vehicle modules.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define vehicle architecture for connectivity to ECUs and UI/UX backend/frontend in Android/iOS.
• Implement security features in mobile apps to prevent illegal access to safety-critical modules.
• Document development plans and processes; perform benchmarking and market research on vehicle attributes.
• Lead technology roadmap with partners to enhance Wi-Fi and infotainment features.
• Test, verify and validate mobile application software using industry tools.

Skills

Android development

iOS development

Kotlin

Swift

RESTful APIs

UI/UX design

Cloud integration

Security features

Connectivity protocols

Vehicle app integration

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering / Computer or Information Science

Tools

OpenAPI

Postman

CANalyzer

ETAS-INCA

Job description

Automotive Android - Connectivity Engineer

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.

Job Description

• A Passionate and dynamic systems engineer that will bridge the gap between vehicle communications to external interfaces via different communication protocols.
• This position will be responsible for working cross functionally to ensure the mobile apps and connectivity plans for the company have a high-quality execution.

What you get to do

• In this position the candidate will developmobile applicationrequirements and manage the development, sourcing, and engineering of these solutions.
• Design anddevelopvehicle side systemcomponentrequirements that interact with acommercial-grade mobile applicationas a conduit to control vehicle features or view vehicle contents.
• Develop phone connectivity security requirements and features that interact with otherapplicationplug-ins and vehicle modules such assecuregateway module,safetyvehicle ECUs for diagnostics, flash-over-the-airand status information.
• Work cross functionally to developvehiclearchitecturerequirementsthat allowsmobile applications connectivity to automotive ECUs, implementation of UI/UX backend, framework, and frontend featuresin android or iOS environment.
• Implement security featuresin mobileapplicationsinterfacingvehiclenetworkfrom illegal access and unauthorized access to safety critical modules.
• Collaborate and work with 3rdpartyhardware orsoftware suppliers to engage in requirements elicitation and test criteria to establish internal test environment and test setup.
• Document development plans, processes, and overallmobileapplications.
• Perform benchmarking / market research on vehicle attributes (features and market trends formobile apps, vehicle content and other vehicle systems).
• Lead the technology roadmap by working with industry partners to define new and innovative technology to support vehicle connectivity, Wi‑Fi and Online Infotainment features that give our customers intuitive andaccessibility comfortexperiences.
• Test, verify andvalidate mobile applicationsoftwareusing industry standard tools.

What you bring to the Team

• Experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server application.
• Experience indevelopment of Android and iOS-based subsystem involving technologies of audio and video playback on a local deviceinterfacing withUSB and audio streaming technologies (Bluetooth, Android-auto or Car-play).
• Experience indesigningintuitiveandwell-modeledapplication interfaceendpoints for both internal and user-facingdevice accessibility.
• Experience or strong knowledge ofRESTful conceptsusingOpenAPI specification toarchitect anddocument endpoints.
• Experience as a Kotlin developer for Android apps and Swift Experience for iOS apps.
• Experienceindecomposingvehicle level functionsand architectural elementsfor mobile apps, connectivity systems, and cloudofferings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of science degree in engineering inComputer engineering,Computeror Information Science.
• Experience in developingmobileapplicationservices on one or more cloud offerings.
• Familiarity with DevOps and DevSec tools.
• Strong knowledge of postman for testing APIs.
• Platform development experience usingOpen-Source experience and effective thinking through on build versus buy.
• Strong knowledge in Bootloader integration, Flash Bootloader, E2E, XCP, Cyber securityandFOTA(Flash over the air).
• Knowledge of automotive standardized instrumentation and test tools such as CANalyzer, Intrepid Veh-Spy, ETAS-INCA.

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.

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.