Electrical Systems Engineer

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the engineering, design, and development of electrical power generation systems and associated hardware.

• Manage and guide a team of engineers to successfully deliver projects, ensuring high technical standards, product quality, and on-time completion.

• Promote effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, including design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing functions.

• Support and mentor engineering personnel, encouraging skill development, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Verify that all designs comply with applicable regulations, safety requirements, and customer expectations.

• Drive the creation of innovative engineering approaches to address complex technical problems.

• Oversee test planning and execution, evaluate results, identify deficiencies, and implement solutions to achieve performance and safety objectives.

• Evaluate technical risks and establish mitigation plans to minimize project impact.

• Act as the primary technical liaison between internal teams, customers, and stakeholders, providing updates and presenting engineering progress and solutions.

• Travel may be required on an occasional basis, both within the United States and internationally (less than 10%).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a closely related discipline.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in aerospace engineering, including demonstrated leadership in technical roles.

Skills and Qualifications

• Background in systems engineering within regulated environments, working across multidisciplinary teams and products.

• Familiarity with industry standards such as ARP4754A, RTCA/DO-254, RTCA/DO-178C, or similar aerospace compliance frameworks.

• Strong knowledge of aerospace design, production, and validation processes.

• Understanding of regulatory requirements from agencies such as FAA and EASA.

• Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

• Strong communication, organization, and project coordination skills.

• Ability to manage complex projects and think strategically across multiple engineering domains.

• Experience with electrical systems engineering in aerospace applications.

• Proficiency with requirements management tools (e.g., Windchill RV&S, IBM Rational DOORS, or equivalent).

• Familiarity with engineering software such as CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar platforms.

• Knowledge of system integration and verification, particularly for aircraft electrical power generation and distribution, including requirements decomposition.

• Demonstrated adaptability, with a willingness to learn new tools, take on challenges, and contribute to team improvements.

Salary Range: $90,000-$105,000

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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