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title: 'Lead Electrical Engineer at ALTEN Technology USA'
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# Lead Electrical Engineer at ALTEN Technology USA

- **Company:** ALTEN Technology USA
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL
- **Posted:** 2026-07-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/altentechnologyusa/jobs/5180617007

## 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.

Workplace: On-site, 5 days per week Location: Huntsville, Alabama

ALTEN Technology is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Electrical Engineer to join one of our top client's Kinetic Effectors Group. This role will support the design, development, and integration of electrical systems for the Next Generation Counter Uncrewed Aerial System Missile (NGCM) in support of national defense objectives. This is a hands-on, mid-career engineering role focused on embedded electronics, power systems, avionics, and missile subsystem integration and associated testing. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams, government customers, and suppliers to deliver cutting-edge solutions in a mission-critical environment.

## Key Job Responsibilities

- Design, analyze, and test electrical hardware for missile components including power distribution, control electronics, telemetry, and interface circuits.
- Develop and manage electrical schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and cable assemblies.
- Support component selection and procurement, ensuring conformance with military and environmental standards.
- Conduct design verification, validation, and hardware troubleshooting during lab, ground, and flight tests.
- Collaborate with systems engineers to define and implement electrical interfaces, requirements, and ICDs.
- Assist in EMI/EMC compliance testing and environmental qualification (e.g., vibration, thermal, shock).
- Support integration and test activities in lab and field environments, including missile checkout procedures.
- Document engineering work through detailed drawings, reports, test plans, and configuration control systems.
- Assist with program schedule creation and hardware development planning
- Develop engineering labor and material estimates

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Minimum of 8 – 12 years of relevant experience
- Candidate must be a U.S. citizen with an active Secret security clearance.
- Understanding and application of industry electrical engineering technical standards; demonstrated electrical component design experience
- Experience with circuit design and application
- Experience using analytical software tools, such as MATLAB or Python, to analyze and reduce data to identify key characteristics and trends
- Demonstrated experience in electrical power distribution and design systems
- Ability to interpret and develop electrical schematics
- Experience with requirements-driven hardware design and circuitry design
- Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies and risk management framework (RMF) engineering technical standards
- Experience with analog and digital circuit design
- Experience with printed circuit board design and layout using ECAD tools
- Ability to present engineering materials for requirements, design, and various milestones
- Experience evaluating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts for compliance
- Experience researching, developing, designing and testing circuits, components and equipment systems
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing is essential.
- Must be proficient in use Microsoft business tools including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

## Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience supporting a DoD missile program from concept through flight test.
- Working knowledge of Explosives Safety and Ordnance System Safety.
- Experience developing and releasing formal engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures
- Experience with telemetry systems
- Experience with mission critical and safety critical systems, components, connectors, cables, etc.
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-1901A, MIL-STD-882, EWR-127, RCC 319, RCC 324, DoDEA 8510.01, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, ECSS-ST-50-11C
- Prior work with air-to-air, air-to-ground, or surface-to-air missile systems.

Salary Range

- $155,000-$170,000
- 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

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.

## About ALTEN Technology USA

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ALTEN Technology USA is a premier engineering and technology consulting firm that partners with clients to design, build, and scale solutions across aerospace, automotive, life sciences, energy, and telecommunications.
- **Entity Type**: Public (part of ALTEN Group, Euronext Paris: ALTE)
- **Headquarters**: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- **Founded**: 1988
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (ALTEN Group was founded by Laurent Schwartz in 1988)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive (including EV), Life Sciences & Medical Devices, Energy & Environment, Rail, Telecommunications, Unmanned Systems & Robotics
- **Target customers**: Enterprise (B2B) — large OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and government contractors
- **Mission/purpose**: To deliver product development and engineering solutions for the world’s most advanced industries, with a commitment to sustainable innovation and ESG principles

## Products & Services
ALTEN Technology USA offers end-to-end engineering and IT services covering the entire product lifecycle:
- **Mechanical Engineering**: Design, analysis, and prototyping
- **Embedded Electronics Engineering**: Hardware and firmware development
- **Software Engineering & IT**: Application software, cloud & infrastructure, data management
- **Systems Engineering**: Requirements management, architecture, integration
- **Manufacturing Engineering**: Process optimization, production support
- **Product Development**: From concept through launch
- **Sustaining Engineering**: Lifecycle support and legacy system management
- **Project Management Office (PMO)**: Program oversight and delivery management
- **Cybersecurity**: Security testing and compliance
- **Artificial Intelligence**: AI/ML solution development
- **Software Testing**: QA and validation services
- **Green IT**: Sustainable IT consulting
- **Medical Devices & Diagnostics**: Full development under ISO 13485
- **Aerospace & Defense**: AS9100 and ITAR compliant services
- **Rail**: Engineering for rail systems
- **Pharmaceutical**: Engineering for pharma manufacturing
- **Automotive Engineering**: Including EV and autonomous vehicle development

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available for the U.S. subsidiary; ALTEN Group (parent) is a publicly traded company on Euronext Paris (ALTE)
- **Key Metric**: Part of the ALTEN Group, which employs **57,400+ employees** globally across **30+ countries** — ALTEN Technology USA employs approximately **600+ people** in the United States
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: ALTEN Group (parent, founded 1988); partners with major clients across aerospace, automotive, and life sciences
- **Growth Signals**: 20+ years serving U.S. clients; presence in 30+ U.S. cities; named a **2023 Top Workplaces USA Award Winner**; LinkedIn follower base grew **+54.1% year-over-year** (103,000 followers); active hiring with 130+ open roles on Greenhouse

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global reach with local expertise**: Access to 57,000+ engineers worldwide combined with localized U.S. delivery centers
- **Broad industry coverage**: Expertise across aerospace, automotive, medtech, energy, rail, and defense — rare breadth in the engineering services space
- **Certifications & compliance**: ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, ITAR compliant — enabling work on highly regulated projects
- **ESG commitment**: Member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2010; net-zero emissions goal by 2050; 30%+ of R&D dedicated to sustainable innovation
- **End-to-end capability**: Covers the entire product lifecycle from concept to manufacturing to lifecycle support

## Strategic Focus
- **Sustainable innovation**: Investing heavily in green engineering, energy transition, and climate-related projects
- **Digital transformation**: Expanding AI, cloud, and data management capabilities
- **U.S. market growth**: Continuing to expand footprint across U.S. cities and deepen relationships with domestic clients
- **Talent development**: Focus on mentorship, career growth, and international mobility opportunities for engineers

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Named a **Top Workplace in the US (2023)**, with strong employee feedback on work-life balance and relationship-building
- **Work model**: Mix of on-site at client facilities and work package execution at delivery centers; scheduling flexibility emphasized
- **Benefits**: Medical, dental, vision insurance; 401(k)-matching program; PTO; paid parental leave
- **Career growth**: Opportunities for mentorship, international mobility across 30+ countries, and exposure to cutting-edge projects in aerospace, medtech, and autonomous vehicles
- **Engineering culture**: Collaborative, solution-oriented environment with interesting technical challenges — projects include space exploration, life-saving medical devices, and autonomous electric taxis
- **Diversity**: 100+ nationalities represented within the global ALTEN Group
- **Important note**: ALTEN Technology has reported employment scams; they do not charge fees to applicants and only extend offers after a formal interview process — beware of unsolicited offers from domains other than alten.com

## Sources
1. [ALTEN Technology USA - About Page](https://altenusa.com/about/)
2. [ALTEN Technology USA - Careers Page](https://altenusa.com/careers/)
3. [ALTEN Technology USA - Job Openings (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/altentechnologyusa)
4. [ALTEN Technology USA - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/altentechnologyusa)
5. [ALTEN USA - Homepage](https://altenusa.com/)
6. [ALTEN Group - Global Careers](https://www.alten.com/why-choose-alten/#technological-challenges)

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