Senior Hardware Design Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow.

Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more.

Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.

ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.

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Role Overview

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in automotive embedded hardware development and electronic product design environments.
• This position is focused on the design, development, validation, and launch of embedded electronic hardware supporting automotive seating, comfort, actuator, motor, and interior system applications.
• The engineer will lead hardware development activities from requirements analysis and hardware architecture through

schematic design, PCB development, validation, and production launch

. This is a hands-on engineering position requiring active involvement in product design activities, not solely testing or validation support.

• The role will work closely with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Validation, Manufacturing, and Customer teams to deliver reliable automotive products that meet customer, quality, timing, and cost objectives.
• This position requires strong technical ownership, excellent communication skills, automotive development experience, and the ability to support programs throughout the complete product lifecycle.
• Full-time onsite presence is required.

Key Responsibilities :

Requirements

Analysis & Traceability

• Analyze customer and system requirements using ALM tools such as Codebeamer
• Translate requirements into hardware architecture, design solutions, verification, and validation criteria
• Support requirements traceability throughout the development lifecycle
• Participate in requirements reviews and technical discussions

Electronic Hardware

Design & Development

• Design and develop automotive embedded electronic hardware solutions
• Create and review schematics, component selection, circuit design, and PCB development activities
• Support hardware architecture development and design reviews
• Contribute to prototype development and product maturation activities
• Support component, symbol, and footprint library management activities

Engineering Analysis, Validation & Compliance

• Perform engineering analysis including WCCA, thermal analysis, electrical simulations, and EMC considerations
• Support verification and validation activities throughout product development
• Troubleshoot hardware issues and support root cause investigations
• Ensure compliance with automotive, customer, and regulatory requirements

Automotive Product Development & Launch

Support

• Support programs from concept through production launch
• Participate in customer reviews and program milestone activities
• Support OEM and Tier 1 product development requirements
• Ensure hardware solutions meet quality, performance, reliability, and timing objectives

Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to hardware team members
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Quality, Validation, and Manufacturing teams
• Clearly communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations
• Actively participate in customer-facing technical discussions

Design for Excellence (DFX)

• Apply DFM, DFA, DFC, DFT, and DFR principles throughout development
• Ensure products are designed for manufacturability, reliability, quality, and cost efficiency

Profile:

• Hands-on

Hardware Design Engineer with strong automotive electronics experience

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to independently drive technical activities
• Clear and effective communicator capable of presenting technical information to customers and internal stakeholders
• Comfortable working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Customer-focused engineer capable of balancing technical requirements and business objectives
• Able to provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in product design

Must Have:

• 7+ years of automotive embedded hardware development experience
• Strong experience with

schematic design and electronic hardware development

• Experience supporting

PCB layout and hardware design activities

• Experience with WCCA, engineering calculations, and hardware simulations
• Experience designing for EMC and supporting EMC validation activities
• Experience with CAN and LIN communication integration
• Experience supporting automotive OEM or Tier 1 development programs
• Experience with requirements management and requirements traceability
• Strong communication, presentation, and technical leadership skills
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering

Good to Have:

• Codebeamer experience
• DOORS or Polarion experience
• Cadence tool suite experience
• APQP knowledge
• ISO 26262 Functional Safety experience
• ASPICE knowledge
• Seating systems experience
• Interior electronics experience
• Mechatronic systems experience
• Actuator or motor control systems experience

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