Embedded Linux / High-Compute Engineer

Remote · Irvine · USD 130,000-140,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

As an Embedded Linux / High-Compute Engineer at Alten Technology, you will be responsible for sustaining software for production automotive ECUs.
The main job is handling component changes that affect ECU software or manufacturing test, and supporting production at the contract manufacturer.
You will take over existing codebases, make and validate the changes, and document the process so it can run independently.

Handle component changes including obsolete parts, memory swaps, and second sources that affect ECU software or manufacturing test
Support production at the contract manufacturer by deploying test updates, debugging line failures, and reading yield data
Take over existing codebases, make and validate the changes
Document the process so it can run independently
Judge whether a component change needs a software change and carry it through validation
Perform hands-on bench debugging with standard lab tools
Work independently and write SOPs/runbooks as part of the job

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
Automotive change control (PPAP, DV/PV, deviations)
Hands-on bench debugging with standard lab tools
Works independently and writes SOPs/runbooks as part of the job
Embedded Linux on automotive SoCs
Storage bring-up: partitioning, device tree, boot flow for eMMC/UFS/SSD/DRAM changes
Yocto (or similar) builds, CI pipelines, multi-repo workflows
Secure boot and signed-image flows

As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace and selected candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.