Sr. Software Engineer at ALTEN Technology USA

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p></div><p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong></strong></span></em></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Summary</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The 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 commercial aerospace products. You</span><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&amp;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</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Essential Duties and Responsibilities</span></p> <ul style=" margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Design and implement advanced control algorithms for power electronic applications</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Develop control system software requirements to write embedded code for 3-phase Active Rectifier, Motor Control electronics</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">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</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Test/debug power electronics controllers, Source and assembly level debugging</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Optimize software performance by working with control system engineers</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Work with suppliers to review control software design.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Lead or support software design review activities. Interface with vendors, customers and other departments on technical issues</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Independently owns, or leads a team for small/medium size software development.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reviews, checks and approves work done by peers and lower level engineers.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Provides guidance and training to lower level engineers.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Assesses standard work and support or lead improvement projects.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Understands how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and is able to navigate through the company.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on existing product performance</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Create software requirements specification and hardware/software interface control documents</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Create verification plan for validating product compliance to requirements</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Able to interface independently with technical analysts to define the software design</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Able to interface independently with existing and/or new suppliers and OEMs</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Creates design tools to help define the product design, capture lessons learned and improve rotating equipment development process</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Creates software design document that covers design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Create design verification test procedure (DVTP) and report (DVTR)</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Perform product performance testing and analysis to ensure that requirements are met and generate test reports</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Independently finds or creates solutions to problems requiring research, resourcefulness and creativity</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Supports feasibility, development, validation, verification, and qualification testing at Monogram and at external test laboratories.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Utilizes sound technical problem solving to support ongoing projects</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Follows sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reviews critically and presents findings and trade studies</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Provides input to program and project managers</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Perform RTCA/DO-178 based process tasks and generate PSAC, SDP, SVP, SCMP, SQAP, SCI, and SAS documents</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Understands, follows, and promotes, ZWWS policies and procedures</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Process engineering changes in the development of water and waste systems and equipment</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Documents findings and trade studies</span></li> </ul> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong></strong></span></em></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Salary Range: $120,000-$140,000/K</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:100,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:100,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>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.</p> <p><em><strong>Please beware of job seeker scams and see this <a href="https://www.alten.com/careers/job-offers/">important notice</a> on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Compliance Notice: </strong>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.</p> <p><strong>Drug Screening Requirement: </strong>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.</p></div>