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HW Design Engineer

ALTEN Technology USAPalo Alto🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

Salary$130k - $150k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationPalo Alto, United States
RoboticsComplianceAltium

Job description

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.

HW Design Engineer

ONSITE in Palo Alto, CA

Mission: Review and approve hardware changes fast, and de-risk emergency MCRs through analysis and simulation.

Responsibilities

• Review MCR hardware paperwork (schematic and BOM impact)

• Write quick-turn rework instructions

• Run HW simulation to de-risk alternate components

• Work with Component, SQE, Mechanical and Reliability engineers

• Lead only: coordinate the Team 2 engineers, prioritize the MCR queue, and act as main technical point of contact

Requirements

• Bachelor's / Master's in Electrical Engineering

• 5+ years in board-level hardware design (8+ for the Lead)

• Schematic capture and design review (Altium, Cadence or similar)

• Circuit simulation (SPICE, LTspice, PSpice)

• Experience with sustaining engineering or production changes

Nice to have: automotive ECUs, power electronics, EV experience.

Salary Range: $130,000-$150,000/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

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.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

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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