{"id":3805957,"url":"https://alion.io/job/alten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2","title":"Senior Application Developer – Control Systems & Powertrain","company":{"id":2000709,"name":"Alten","domain":"alten.se","url":"https://alion.io/company/alten-se","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Gothenburg, Sweden"],"countries":["SE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Simulink","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-05T13:20:45Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T13:20:45Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Join ALTEN and help shape the future of powertrain technology!\n\nALTEN is looking for a Senior Application Developer in Control Systems to strengthen our powertrain-focused engineering teams. If you want to work at the forefront of automotive innovation and contribute to advanced propulsion and energy‑efficient solutions, this role is for you.\n\nIn this position, you will develop, verify, and optimize control system functions for modern powertrain technologies—such as combustion engines, hybrid systems, electrified propulsion, and various aftertreatment or thermal management systems. You will work end‑to‑end across the product lifecycle: from concept development and advanced engineering to continuous improvement and field support.\n\nYour work will be hands-on and varied, combining model‑based software development with testing in both rigs and vehicles. You will be part of an agile development team, planning and delivering high‑quality solutions together in short sprints.\n\nYour responsibilities may include:\n\n Designing, implementing, reviewing, and verifying embedded control functions for powertrain and propulsion systems.\n\n Troubleshooting and performing root‑cause analysis on embedded software issues and recommending improvements.\n\n Participating in system design and engineering tasks in collaboration with calibration engineers, system architects, and hardware teams.\n\n Ensuring quality, performance, and readiness before software release.\n\n Supporting method and process development in model‑based software engineering and verification.\n\n Conducting functional tests in rigs and vehicles to validate system behavior under real conditions.\n\nWe believe you have:\n\nEducation\n\n B.Sc., M.Sc., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.\n\nExperience\n\n 5+ years of experience in embedded software development, ideally within powertrain, propulsion control, combustion engines, hybrid systems, or related automotive domains.\n\nTechnical Skills\n\n Strong skills in model‑based development: MATLAB/Simulink, TargetLink.\n\n Programming experience in C and Python.\n\n Good understanding of control theory and real‑time embedded systems.\n\n Basic knowledge of mechatronics, thermodynamics, or chemistry applicable to powertrain systems.\n\nSoft Skills\n\n Excellent teamwork and cross‑functional collaboration abilities.\n\n Strong sense of ownership and accountability.\n\n Analytical mindset with great attention to detail.\n\n Passion for technology and continuous improvement.\n\nMeritorious / Nice to Have\n\n Experience with diagnostics, emission strategies, or system engineering within powertrain.\n\n Familiarity with automotive industry standards and regulatory frameworks.\n\nAbout ALTEN\n\nALTEN is one of Europe’s largest technology and IT consulting companies with over 57,000 employees in nearly 30 countries. Our engineers carry out complex and highly technical projects throughout the value chain of the most prestigious companies in all sectors, such as Automotive, Defense, Energy & Environment, Industry, Public services & Government and Life Sciences. In Sweden, we are about 1300 committed employees with 9 offices in 9 cities - from Lund in the south to Skellefteå in the north.\n\nFor the fifth year in a row, ALTEN has been named one of Sweden's most attractive employers by Karriärföretagen, an award for employers that offer unique career and development opportunities.\n\nWelcome to read more about us at alten.se\n\nPlease be aware that applications submitted via email or direct messaging will not be considered.\n\nFor any HR-related questions or request regarding a job application, please select the ‘Recruitment’ category in \"Contact us\".","description_format":"text","description_chars":3715,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electrical & Electronic Engineering","Engineering Services","Automotive Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-05T13:20:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["seen:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/alten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/alten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-08T05:42:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12389,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2000709},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2000709"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Falten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Falten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Falten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/alten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Falten-senior-application-developer-control-systems-powertrain-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3805957}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"alten.se","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3805957},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}