Low Voltage 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.

The Low Voltage Systems Engineer will contribute to the design and development of Low Voltage systems and be responsible for ensuring reliable performance. You will lead system-level design activities and work side by side with various cross-functional teams to support product design, vehicle behaviors definition, prototype bring-up, and validation with a system level focus. You will lead bring-up and validation activities for each vehicle build and be responsible for overall functionality and performance of Low Voltage systems throughout product life cycle. You will Conceptualize, Design, Engineer, Develop, and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platform architectures for electric vehicles.

What you’ll be able to do:

• Validate low volage system performance through proper analytical and experimental methods

• Work cross-functionally with HW, SW, and FuSa teams to perform system level failure analysis

• Drive functional safety analysis and decomposition of complex vehicle subsystems, create functional boundary diagrams and system interface specifications

• Perform low voltage system characterization through modeling and propose proper load management strategies to ensure system reliability

• Provide system level insights to component HW design team and play an active role in optimizing the HW design to achieve system level goals

• Work with cross functional teams to help polish various low voltage system requirements

• Ensure reliability of low voltage system through analytical and experimental means

• Perform trade studies to realize efficient system design strategies and optimize for cost

The minimum requirements we seek:

• BS in Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Highly skilled in using analytical tools such as MATLAB-Simulink, PSIM, LT-Spice, and similar tools to perform system simulations

• Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle electrical architecture, functional safety, and component level integration planning

• Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts

• Proven debugging and diagnostic skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team

• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related fields

• 10 years of experience in using advanced analytical tools to perform component level and system level simulations

• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, power supplies, etc.)

• Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)

Salary Range: $115,000-$135,000/K

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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