Electrical Test 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.

Electrical Test Engineer

ONSITE in Mountain View, California

The focus is bench-level testing, with field testing, test design, and test automation also in scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute bench-level tests for custom PCBs and assemblies
• Design test procedures, fixtures, and test benches
• Develop test automation and data collection
• Support field testing of integrated aircraft and ground systems
• Debug failures, perform root-cause analysis, and document results
• Feed test findings back to design engineers

Required Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of electrical test engineering experience
• PCB-level test and debug experience
• Lab equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, logic analyzers
• Test procedure development and documentation
• Familiarity with the aerospace regulatory environment (FAA airworthiness requirements) and related environmental test standards (e.g., RTCA DO-160)

Preferred Qualifications

• Test automation (e.g., Python, LabVIEW)
• Test fixture design
• UAV or aerospace hardware background
• Field test experience

Salary Range: $120,000-$140,000/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.

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