Harness Designer

ALTEN Technology•Seattle, WA

4d•$75,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
Typically possesses 5+ years of aerospace, defense, and/or avionics experience
Proficient in schematic capture, PCB layout, and harness/interconnect design using Altium Designer (required), along with simulation tools such as PSPICE/LTSPICE
Proven experience in leading design and development of robust hardware
Detailed knowledge of military specifications and industry standards including IPC
Experience with testing, troubleshooting, and failure analysis techniques
Experience utilizing serial communication protocols (RS-422, RS-485, MIL-STD-1553, etc.) and developing serial communication Hardware / Software
Knowledge of designing for EMI/EMC to meet MIL-STD-461 requirements
Proficient with electrical test equipment including oscilloscope, DMM, power supply, DAQ, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and developing automated test equipment apparatuses (LabView experience is a plus)
Familiarity with FPGA or microcontroller design, development, and test are a plus
Familiarity with C, C++, Python, Matlab (Verilog or VHDL are a plus)

Responsibilities

Leads analog and digital circuit designs in accordance with customer requirements and industry standards
Creates and reviews formal or informal electrical engineering drawings, manufacturing requirements, inspection/quality assurance specifications, and harness drawings
Reviews electrical designs for functionality, manufacturing, cost, and quality
Heavily involved during system architecture and requirements review phases of program development. Helps to ensure program requirements and proposed design elements align
Leads test and analysis activities throughout product development lifecycle
Writes test procedures, test reports, and analysis reports
Verifies calculations, testing, and analysis work of peers and junior engineers
Supports manufacturing, quality, and assembly of designs from concept to delivery, including electrical harness integration
Supports management of electrical libraries and other department development
Professionally interacts with customers by supporting presentations and technical reviews
Capable of managing suppliers and vendors
Mentor and resource for junior engineers
Develops interconnect and harness designs from system pin-out requirements through final documentation release