System Validation Engineer

Job Description

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.

We are seeking a System Validation Engineer – High Voltage to lead verification and validation activities for high‑voltage electrical power systems on an electric aircraft. The ideal candidate brings an aerospace or aeronautics background, strong experience with requirements‑based verification, and a proven ability to develop test plans and compliance reports for aviation certification. This role is critical in translating complex system requirements into executable verification artifacts and producing clear, traceable evidence to support certification submittals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, author, execute, and maintain verification plans, test procedures, test cases, and compliance reports for high‑voltage electrical systems

• Translate system and subsystem requirements into clear, testable verification artifacts, including cleanup and refinement of existing verification requirements

• Define appropriate verification methods (test, analysis, inspection, demonstration), success criteria, configurations, and environmental conditions

• Perform requirements analysis to ensure testability and maintain bidirectional traceability between requirements, test activities, and verification results

• Plan and support integration and system‑level testing of high‑voltage systems with other aircraft systems across integration labs, HIL environments, and ground or flight test settings

• Execute and support verification of high‑voltage components and subsystems, including batteries, high‑voltage harnesses and cabling, distribution boxes, power electronics, superchargers, and charger components

• Analyze test data using tools such as MATLAB or Python and document results to substantiate compliance

• Support certification activities by preparing verification evidence, managing anomalies and deviations, and participating in conformity inspections and test witnessing

• Collaborate with systems engineering and cross‑functional teams to resolve requirement gaps, integration issues, and verification challenges

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in verification, validation, systems, or test engineering within aerospace or another safety‑critical industry
• Strong experience with aviation test planning, execution, and compliance reporting
• Hands‑on experience developing verification artifacts for complex, integrated hardware systems
• Solid understanding of requirements‑based verification, traceability, and certification‑driven development
• Experience with requirements and lifecycle management tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Jira, or Windchill
• Experience supporting system integration, HIL, environmental qualification, or ground testing
• Proficiency with data analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, or equivalent
• Strong technical documentation, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Familiarity with high‑voltage and battery standards (e.g., SAE, UL, IEC, DO‑311, ASTM) is a plus
• Experience with certification frameworks such as ARP4754A and FAA or EASA programs is a plus
• Background in electric propulsion, aircraft power systems, or high‑voltage electrical architectures is highly desirable

Workstyle Requirements:

• This role is offered on a remote basis, however regular travel to Burlington, VT is required

Salary Range: $110,000 - $180,000

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

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position

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.