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.
Overview
The Design Engineer is responsible for tooling and solution design across multiple product or process variations within the automotive industry. This role focuses on developing robust design solutions, validating performance against defined targets, and ensuring designs meet quality, cost, and manufacturing requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop tooling and engineering solutions across multiple design variations
Evaluate and compare design alternatives to identify optimal solutions
Validate design results through analysis, testing, and/or simulation to ensure performance meets targets
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, and program management
Ensure designs comply with automotive standards, specifications, and best practices
Support prototype builds, trials, and design iterations
Document design assumptions, calculations, and validation results
Identify and resolve design issues, risks, and trade-offs
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, or related field)
Experience with tooling design and engineering solution development
Strong understanding of automotive product or manufacturing processes
Ability to manage multiple design variations and evaluate trade-offs
Proficiency with CAD and engineering analysis tools
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in automotive tooling, fixtures, or production equipment
Familiarity with design validation methods (DFMEA, PFMEA, testing, simulation)
Experience supporting production launches or continuous improvement initiatives
Salary Range: $80,000-90,000
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
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.
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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.
