Vehicle Connectivity Engineer

Alten USA; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 91,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Alten USA is seeking a passionate systems engineer to bridge vehicle communications with external interfaces via multiple protocols. You will ensure mobile apps and connectivity plans are executed with high quality while collaborating across functions.

You will develop requirements for mobile apps, design vehicle-side components, and implement security features interfacing with ECUs and cloud services. This role offers growth opportunities within a federal contractor environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server applications.
• Experience in Android and iOS subsystems involving audio/video playback and vehicle interfaces.
• Design endpoints for internal and user-facing devices using REST/OpenAPI specs.
• Proficiency with Kotlin for Android and Swift for iOS apps.
• Experience decomposing vehicle functions for mobile apps and cloud offerings.

Responsibilities

• Develop mobile application requirements and manage development, sourcing, and engineering of solutions.
• Design vehicle-side system components interacting with a commercial-grade mobile app.
• Develop connectivity security requirements and features for vehicle apps and modules.
• Collaborate to define vehicle architecture enabling mobile-app connectivity to ECUs.
• Implement UI/UX backend, framework, and frontend features for Android/iOS environments.
• Lead collaboration with third-party suppliers for requirements elicitation and testing.
• Document development plans, processes, and mobile applications.
• Benchmark and research vehicle attributes, market trends for mobile apps and infotainment.
• Shape technology roadmap with industry partners for connectivity and Wi-Fi features.
• Test, verify and validate mobile app software using industry tools.

Skills

Mobile App Dev

Android

iOS Development

REST APIs

OpenAPI

Kotlin

Swift

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS

Tools

Postman

DevOps

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.

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 develop mobile application requirements and manage the development, sourcing, and engineering of these solutions.

• Design and develop vehicle side system component requirements that interact with a commercial‑grade mobile application as a conduit to control vehicle features or view vehicle contents.

• Develop phone connectivity security requirements and features that interact with other application plug‑ins and vehicle modules such as secure gateway module, safety vehicle ECUs for diagnostics, flash‑over‑the‑air and status information.

• Work cross functionally to develop vehicle architecture requirements that allows mobile applications connectivity to automotive ECUs, implementation of UI/UX backend, framework, and frontend features in android or iOS environment.

• Implement security features in mobile applications interfacing vehicle network from illegal access and unauthorized access to safety critical modules.

• Collaborate and work with 3rd party hardware or software suppliers to engage in requirements elicitation and test criteria to establish internal test environment and test setup.

• Document development plans, processes, and overall mobile applications.

• Perform benchmarking / market research on vehicle attributes (features and market trends for mobile 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 and accessibility comfort experiences.

• Test, verify and validate mobile application software using industry standard tools.

What you bring to the Team:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering Computer engineering, Computer or Information Science.

• Experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server application.

• Experience in development of Android and iOS‑based subsystem involving technologies of audio and video playback on a local device interfacing with USB and audio streaming technologies (Bluetooth, Android-auto or Car‑play).

• Experience in designing intuitive and well‑modeled application interface endpoints for both internal and user‑facing device accessibility.

• Experience or strong knowledge of RESTful concepts using OpenAPI specification to architect and document endpoints.

• Experience as a Kotlin developer for Android apps and Swift Experience for iOS apps.

• Experience in decomposing vehicle level functions and architectural elements for mobile apps, connectivity systems, and cloud offerings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of science degree in engineering in Computer engineering, Computer or Information Science.

• Experience in developing mobile application services on one or more cloud offerings.

• Familiarity with DevOps and DevSec tools.

• Strong knowledge of postman for testing APIs.

• Platform development experience using Open-Source experience and effective thinking through on build versus buy.

• Strong knowledge in Bootloader integration, Flash Bootloader, E2E, XCP, Cyber security and FOTA (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.