Electrical Engineer II

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.

Salary Range: $85,000-95,000

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new electronic hardware and enhance existing designs to meet customer needs, manufacturing constraints, regulatory requirements, industry standards, and market expectations


• Perform analog and digital circuit design, analysis, and simulation to support product development


• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (software, FPGA/firmware, mechanical, and materials) by providing technical input and supporting documentation


• Conduct hands-on debugging, failure analysis, and laboratory testing of electronic assemblies and systems


• Support prototype builds by coordinating with manufacturing and external partners


• Create, review, and approve technical documentation, including design records, test plans, and validation procedures


• Contribute to and, at times, facilitate interdisciplinary design reviews with internal stakeholders and customers


• Provide technical assistance to internal teams, vendors, and customers throughout the product lifecycle


• Follow established safety procedures and actively support continuous improvement of health, safety, and environmental initiatives


• Travel occasionally for business needs (less than 5% annually, domestic and international)

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline


• At least three (3) years of professional experience in electronic hardware design within a regulated environment


• Proven experience designing analog and digital circuits, including operational amplifiers, comparators, discrete components, ADCs, and power switching architectures


• Strong hands-on background in diagnosing and resolving circuit-level and system-level issues


• Practical experience using standard electrical laboratory and measurement equipment

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Solid understanding of circuit behavior in both time-domain and frequency-domain analysis


• Ability to model, analyze, and solve electrical circuit problems using mathematical and computer-aided tools such as MathCAD


• Experience performing detailed tolerance and margin analysis using tools such as MATLAB, MathCAD, and Excel


• Proficiency with schematic capture tools (e.g., Cadence OrCAD or equivalent)


• Experience with circuit simulation software such as PSpice or similar platforms


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a methodical approach and well-documented assumptions


• Effective communication, collaboration, organization, and project coordination abilities


• Capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with EMI, RF emissions, susceptibility testing, and lightning-related compliance requirements


• Experience with digital hardware designs involving microcontrollers, DSPs, and digital communication interfaces


• Exposure to PCB layout activities and/or review of routing and layout constraints


• Knowledge of DO-178C and/or DO-254 standards


• Familiarity with ARP4754A and ARP4761 processes

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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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.