Senior Electrical 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.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for;

• Supporting the bring-up, characterization, validation, and integration of new printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) for advanced electronic and analytical instrument platforms.

• Reviewing and understanding existing PCBA designs, including schematics, component selection, layouts, and system interfaces.

• Developing and executing test plans to characterize and qualify digital and analog electronic hardware.

• Performing hands-on troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis of prototype circuit boards and system-level hardware.

• Integrating PCBAs into larger electromechanical and instrument-level systems while supporting overall product development efforts.

• Documenting test results, engineering findings, and Theory of Operation documentation for released designs.

• Implementing design updates and supporting the release of qualified hardware into production.

• Working closely with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve product performance.

• Supporting multiple new product development programs by adapting existing hardware architectures to meet evolving product requirements.

• Utilizing laboratory test equipment including oscilloscopes, DMMs, pulse generators, current probes, spectrum analyzers, and related diagnostic tools.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• Experience with board-level hardware development, testing, debug, and integration.

• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles.

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting electronic systems in a laboratory environment.

• Ability to develop and execute hardware validation, qualification, and characterization test plans.

• Experience interpreting electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and technical documentation.

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional engineering team.

• Experience with Altium Designer or similar PCB design tools preferred.

• Knowledge of PCB manufacturing, assembly processes, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Test (DFT) preferred.

• Experience with EMI/ESD design considerations and compliance best practices preferred.

• Experience with embedded processors, firmware integration, FPGA-based systems, or mixed-signal designs preferred.

• Background in electronic product development, instrumentation, or electromechanical systems preferred.

• Experience creating schematics, PCB layouts, and bills of materials (BOMs) preferred.

Location: Hybrid in Boulder, CO (4 days in-office)

Salary Range: $120K-$150K

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.

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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.