ECU Design Release Engineer

<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></p> <p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The BCM Design Release Engineer will support the design, development, integration, validation, and release of Body Control Module (BCM) systems for automotive vehicle programs.</li> <li>This role involves close collaboration with suppliers, software development teams, systems engineering, and vehicle validation teams to ensure BCM functionality, communication integrity, and compliance with program requirements.</li> <li>The engineer will support bench-level testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) activities, and full vehicle validation while managing engineering changes, resolving technical issues, and supporting vehicle builds and launch milestones.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>BCM Design & Release:</strong> Support the design, development, integration, and release of Body Control Module systems across automotive vehicle programs.</li> <li><strong>System Validation:</strong> Perform bench-level testing, HIL validation using plywood buck setups, and full vehicle-level testing to verify BCM functionality and system performance.</li> <li><strong>Diagnostic Tools:</strong> Utilize Vector CANoe and CDA tools for CAN network diagnostics, communication analysis, module interaction verification, and troubleshooting.</li> <li><strong>Requirements & Systems Engineering:</strong> Participate in Systems Design and Requirements Allocation Review (RAR) meetings, providing technical input on BCM architecture, feature implementation, requirements allocation, and system-level interactions.</li> <li><strong>Engineering Change Management:</strong> Evaluate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) for technical feasibility, program timing, validation requirements, and vehicle build impacts.</li> <li><strong>Model Year Planning:</strong> Support future model year planning by assessing risks, validation status, implementation strategies, and vehicle build impacts associated with BCM hardware and software changes.</li> <li><strong>Supplier Coordination:</strong> Collaborate with BCM suppliers and internal software development teams to resolve integration issues, coordinate feature updates, and maintain alignment with program schedules.</li> <li><strong>Vehicle Build Support:</strong> Support vehicle build events, identify BCM-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate corrective actions with cross-functional engineering and supplier teams.</li> <li><strong>Issue Resolution:</strong> Investigate system faults, analyze communication and integration issues, and support the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.</li> <li><strong>Program Management & Reporting:</strong> Communicate validation progress, open issues, technical risks, engineering change impacts, and required actions to program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.</li> <li><strong>Launch Support:</strong> Ensure validation activities, engineering changes, and issue resolution efforts remain aligned with vehicle program milestones and launch timelines.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical field.</li> <li>Experience in automotive engineering, particularly body electronics, BCM development, design release, systems integration, or validation.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with Vector CANoe for CAN communication analysis and network diagnostics.</li> <li>Understanding of automotive electrical architectures, CAN communication networks, and electronic control module interactions.</li> <li>Experience supporting bench testing, HIL testing, or full vehicle validation.</li> <li>Familiarity with engineering change management, requirements reviews, and vehicle development processes.</li> <li>Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root cause analysis skills.</li> <li>Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience supporting BCM systems on automotive vehicle programs.</li> <li>Experience with CDA tools and plywood buck HIL setups.</li> <li>Familiarity with Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Requirements Allocation Reviews (RARs), and model year change implementation.</li> <li>Experience working with automotive suppliers and embedded software development teams