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Electrical Engineer

Alten USA

North Reading, MAJob$120–170K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$120–170K/yr
Location
North Reading, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and develop electrical systems and circuits for robotic platforms. The role supports prototype builds, hardware debugging, testing, and validation, while collaborating with mechanical, embedded software, and systems engineering teams. The engineer will document designs and test findings. Experience with robotics or hardware systems is preferred, and exposure to embedded systems, sensors, actuators, or motor control is a plus.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical DesignPrototypingDebuggingOscilloscopesMultimetersPower SuppliesLogic AnalyzersEmbedded SystemsSensorsActuatorsMotor ControlTesting and ValidationProblem-Solving

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Related Field

Full 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.

As an Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for;

  • Design and develop electrical systems and circuits for robotic platforms, including schematics, PCB layouts, and system integration.

  • Support prototype builds, including wiring, bring‑up, debugging, and validation of hardware systems.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve electrical and system-level issues during development and testing.

  • Assist with Design Verification Testing (DVT) and other validation activities to ensure product performance and reliability.

  • Collaborate cross‑functionally with mechanical, embedded software, and systems engineering teams to ensure seamless system integration.

  • Perform bench testing, data collection, and analysis to evaluate system performance and identify improvements.

  • Document designs, test results, and troubleshooting findings to support development and future production.

Qualifications;

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

  • Experience with electrical design, prototyping, and debugging (robotics or hardware systems preferred).

  • Familiarity with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and logic analyzers.

  • Exposure to embedded systems, sensors, actuators, or motor control is a plus.

  • Experience with testing and validation (DVT or similar) is preferred but not required.

  • Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work in a fast‑paced development environment.

Salary Range: $120k-$170k

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 (https://www.alten.com/careers/job-offers/) 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,335 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–170K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$108–165K/yr297 salary ranges
  • US median$105–165K/yr6,698 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $145K, is 5% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 360 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 10,335 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,555 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,705 of the 10,335 open Electrical Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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