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.
The Hardware Design Engineer is responsible for the design, development, analysis, integration, and validation of embedded electronic hardware systems for automotive applications. This role requires applying engineering principles and independent technical judgment to develop reliable, safe, and high-performance hardware solutions that meet customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
The engineer will work closely with systems, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and validation teams throughout the product development lifecycle, supporting architecture definition, schematic design, PCB development, hardware integration, troubleshooting, and technical problem resolution.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience within the automotive industry (Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier experience preferred).
- Experience designing and developing embedded electronic hardware systems.
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC design principles, testing methodologies, and troubleshooting techniques.
- Understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), and automotive industry standards.
- Strong understanding of system-level and component-level hardware design.
- Familiarity with automotive communication networks and protocols including Ethernet (ETH), CAN, LIN, and LVDS.
- Experience with thermal management considerations for ECU and embedded electronic designs.
- Ability to participate in and lead schematic reviews, PCB layout reviews, and design evaluations.
- Knowledge of modern automotive hardware platforms, embedded processing systems, connectivity technologies, and interface architectures.
- Understanding of ADAS, Infotainment Systems, Zonal Architectures, and Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) concepts.
- Ability to support multiple technical domains is considered an advantage.
- Experience with Power Integrity (PI) and Signal Integrity (SI) analysis is preferred.
- Prior experience in hardware architecture or system architecture roles is a plus.
Required Technical Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in schematic capture and PCB layout design.
- Experience using Altium Designer is highly preferred.
- Experience designing high-complexity, multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Strong understanding of PCB design rules, constraints, and best practices.
- Experience managing PCB-to-mechanical integration requirements and packaging constraints.
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, failure analysis, and root cause investigations.
- Proficiency using electrical laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, and related test equipment.
- Ability to analyze technical issues and provide engineering recommendations for corrective actions and design improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and validate embedded hardware solutions for automotive electronic systems.
- Support hardware architecture development, schematic design, and PCB layout activities.
- Conduct technical reviews and provide engineering recommendations to improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and safety.
- Perform hardware debugging, testing, validation, and root cause analysis of complex electrical issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to support system integration and product development activities.
- Evaluate technical requirements and translate them into hardware design solutions.
- Support compliance with automotive standards, customer requirements, and functional safety objectives.
- Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and engineering problem-solving activities throughout the product lifecycle.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 2 years experience in schematic capture and PCB layout design
- Experience designing and developing embedded electronic hardware systems
- Experience designing high-complexity, multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs)
- Strong understanding of PCB design rules, constraints, and best practices
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, failure analysis, and root cause investigations
- Proficiency using electrical laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers)
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC design principles, testing methodologies, and troubleshooting techniques
- Understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), and automotive industry standards
- Familiarity with automotive communication networks and protocols including Ethernet, CAN, LIN, and LVDS
- Experience managing PCB-to-mechanical integration requirements and packaging constraints
- Ability to participate in and lead schematic reviews, PCB layout reviews, and design evaluations
- Experience with thermal management considerations for ECU and embedded electronic designs
- Ability to analyze technical issues and provide engineering recommendations for corrective actions and design improvements
- Experience with Power Integrity (PI) and Signal Integrity (SI) analysis
- Experience within the automotive industry (Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier)
- Experience using Altium Designer
- Ability to support multiple technical domains
- Prior experience in hardware architecture or system architecture roles
What We Do
ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.
Why Work With Us
Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
