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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2019-09-16</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2019-09-18</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001701732</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Altair Engineering Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ALTR</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001788469</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Siudara Andrea</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1820 E. BIG BEAVER ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TROY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>48083</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Information Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

This amendment to the original Form 3 filed September 18, 2019 is being filed to correct the spelling of the Reporting Person's last name and ensure that this form is tied to the corrected spelling.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Raoul Maitra, attorney in fact for Andrea Siudara</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-09-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
