Virtual ECU & Simulation Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow.

Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.

ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.

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paid time off (PTO); paid parental leave; and mentorship to help you take your career to the next level. You don’t have to take our word for it that we are a great place to work—we were named on the 2023 Top Workplaces list thanks to feedback from our proud employees.

We are seeking a highly motivated Virtual ECU & Simulation Engineer to support the development of next‑generation vehicle controller testing platforms. This role will focus on developing and deploying Soft ECUs, Virtual ECUs, and virtual test environments (xIL) to enable early and continuous verification of automotive software and vehicle functions.

You will work within a global, software‑driven engineering organization and collaborate closely with software development, systems, and test engineers from the early design phase through final validation. The role requires a strong test‑first mindset, with an emphasis on identifying design, architecture, and software issues as early as possible in the development lifecycle.

The virtual testing environment will support multiple automotive domains, including ADAS/AD, Energy Management, E‑Powertrain, Body, Cockpit, and Connected Services.

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain virtual test platforms (xIL) for next‑generation vehicle controllers.
• Develop and configure Soft ECUs (sECUs) and Virtual ECUs (vECUs) at different levels of abstraction.
• Develop and implement MIL, SIL, HIL, and other xIL‑based testing methodologies for automotive applications.
• Establish tool chains and methodologies for virtual ECU generation, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Perform both open‑loop and closed‑loop testing within highly virtualized environments.
• Support virtual testing across ADAS/AD, energy management, e‑powertrain, body, cockpit, and connected vehicle domains.
• Collaborate with software development and test engineers within agile teams, starting from the early design phase through system validation.
• Apply a test‑first/test‑early approach to verify…