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ALTEN Technology USA • Foster City, California, United States
Role & seniority: Hardware Engineer, mid-level (4+ years professional experience; 2+ years in electronics development)
Test & measurement: oscilloscopes, network analyzers, environmental chambers, VNA, spectrum analyzer, E-loads
Design/EDA: Altium (PCBA), 3DExperience or Catia (modeling)
Software/automation: Ubuntu, Python
Test/integration: load simulators, test harnesses, data/requirement management: Polarion, Jira/Confluence
Documentation: test plans, design reviews, data reviews
Test execution: plan, perform and document electrical/environmental tests; utilize test equipment
Test infrastructure development: build custom test assets, harnessing, and Python scripts; coordinate with procurement/suppliers
Documentation: draft/test plans and reviews; support standards, design, and risk assessment documentation
4+ years in professional electronics development; 2+ years in electronics development
Experience testing electronic/automotive/aerospace or vehicle components
Proficiency with PCBA design tooling (Altium) and 3D modeling (3DExperience/Catia)
Lab equipment experience (oscilloscopes, VNA, E-loads, environmental chambers, etc.)
Ubuntu and Python proficiency
Advanced degree (MS/PhD)
Systems/networking knowledge (LANs, routing, memory/storage subsystems)
Experience with Ethernet switch ICs, PCIe, CAN, SPI/I2C/MDIO, Ansys, data acquisi
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. 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. 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. Travel within Bay Area will be required As our hardware engineer you will be responsible for developing, documenting and executing component and system-level hardware testing. You will collaborate with suppliers, design and system engineers to characterize the functional performance of our sense and compute hardware. You will be responsible for development testing on early prototypes and qualification testing on modules intended for vehicle use. Projects range from interface compliance testing to developing purpose built tools. We are looking for someone who’s enthusiastic, innovative, a self-starter, and willing to take on the challenges to work with us as an exceptional hardware engineer.
B. S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline
PCBA: Altium preferred
3D Modeling: 3DExperience or Catia preferred Experience in using lab equipment (Environmental Chambers, Oscilloscopes, E-loads, VNA, TDR, and spectrum analyzer) Experience with Ubuntu and Python
M. S. or Ph.D. in Engineering or similar discipline
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.