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# Tool Technology Engineer at ALTEN Technology USA

- **Company:** ALTEN Technology USA
- **Location:** Mobile, AL
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/altentechnologyusa/jobs/5239680007

## 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 highly motivated Tool Technology Engineer - to provide technical leadership and end-to-end project management for complex tooling projects within an advanced industrial and manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering professional with strong project management experience, a solid mechanical engineering background, and the ability to translate technical requirements into innovative tooling solutions.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with exceptional planning, coordination, and stakeholder management skills. They are comfortable leading cross-functional teams, managing project budgets and schedules, overseeing suppliers and subcontractors, and ensuring tooling solutions meet mechanical, dimensional, and functional requirements while delivering outstanding customer satisfaction.

## Responsibilities

- Provide technical leadership for tooling projects from design review through qualification, acceptance, and project closure.
- Analyze technical requirements, specifications, and customer needs to develop robust and effective tooling solutions.
- Lead project planning activities, including scope definition, resource allocation, scheduling, risk assessment, and project organization.
- Manage tooling projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with customer expectations, quality standards, budget objectives, and timelines.
- Ensure tooling solutions meet all mechanical, dimensional, functional, and performance requirements.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and collaborate effectively with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, engineering teams, and operations personnel.
- Monitor project performance through reporting, dashboards, and key performance indicators, taking corrective actions when necessary.
- Manage project budgets, cost estimates, forecasts, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee subcontractors and suppliers to ensure compliance with technical specifications, contractual obligations, and project requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and support to subcontractors and suppliers throughout project execution.
- Contribute to the preparation, submission, and negotiation of technical proposals and tenders during pre-sales activities.
- Support the development, validation, and execution of tooling acceptance procedures and technical documentation.
- Identify technical risks and proactively drive engineering solutions to mitigate project challenges.
- Participate in the development and evaluation of innovative tooling concepts and design improvements.
- Build and maintain strong customer relationships while supporting technical and contractual discussions.
- Ensure compliance with quality, health, safety, and environmental standards throughout project execution.
- Promote a professional and positive company image through effective communication and project delivery excellence.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in an industrial mechanical environment.
- Experience managing technical or engineering projects from concept through completion.
- Strong understanding of mechanical systems, manufacturing processes, and tooling solutions.
- Experience with tooling design, development, validation, and implementation.
- Experience in project planning, scheduling, coordination, resource management, and performance monitoring.
- Proven ability to manage project scope, cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working with suppliers, subcontractors, and external partners within a technical project environment.
- Ability to interpret technical specifications and translate requirements into practical engineering solutions.
- Experience preparing cost estimates, managing budgets, and supporting technical proposals or tender activities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate technical challenges and implement effective solutions.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and customer management skills.
- Hands-on, field-oriented approach with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Experience with aeronautical tooling is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of quality, safety, and compliance requirements within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment while maintaining attention to detail.

Salary Range: $80K - $100k

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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