MCU & Manufacturing Test Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an MCU & Manufacturing Test Engineer to sustain software for production automotive ECUs. The role focuses on managing component changes that affect ECU software and manufacturing test, and supporting production at the contract manufacturer.

You will take over existing codebases, implement and validate changes, and document the process so it can run independently. Collaboration with hardware and software teams is expected, with adherence to SOPs and runbooks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automotive embedded software experience.
• Experience supporting production at a contract manufacturer.
• Ability to validate component changes and document the process.
• Hands-on bench debugging with lab tools.
• Writes SOPs and runbooks as part of daily work.
• Knowledge of MCU firmware, flash memory, bootloaders.
• Familiarity with UDS, CAN, automotive Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Sustain software for production automotive ECUs.
• Handle component changes affecting ECU software or tests.
• Support production at the contract manufacturer.
• Take over existing codebases, implement and validate changes.
• Document processes so they can run independently.

Skills

Automotive embedded

Contract manufacturing support

Validation of changes

Bench debugging

SOPs/runbooks

MCU firmware

Flash memory drivers

JTAG debugging

UDS/CAN/Ethernet

Job 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.

Sustain software for production automotive ECUs. The main job is handling component changes (obsolete parts, memory swaps, second sources) that affect ECU software or manufacturing test, and supporting production at the contract manufacturer. Engineers take over existing codebases, make and validate the changes, and document the process so it can run independently.

As MCU & Manufacturing Test Engineer you will be responsible for sustaining software for production automotive ECUs. The main job is handling component changes (obsolete parts, memory swaps, second sources) that affect ECU software or manufacturing test, and supporting production at the contract manufacturer. Take over existing codebases, make and validate the changes, and document the process so it can run independently.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automotive embedded software
• Has supported production at a contract manufacturer: deploying test updates, debugging line failures, reading yield data
• Can judge whether a component change needs a software change, then carry it through validation
• Hands-on bench debugging with standard lab tools
• Works independently and writes SOPs/runbooks as part of the job
• Microcontroller firmware, bare-metal or RTOS
• Flash, EEPROM and memory drivers; bootloaders; JTAG debug
• EOL test sequences, test limits and flashing stations (NI TestStand or similar)
• Automotive diagnostics and flashing (UDS, CAN, automotive Ethernet)
• Nice to have: field-return / RMA failure analysis

Salary Range: $130K - $140K

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

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.

Note: Selecting “no” will not eliminate you from consideration for this role.

As set forth in ALTEN Technology USA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.