Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Simi Valley, CA

1d•Onsite

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. The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Lead will be responsible for the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of NGCM HWIL systems supporting Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), avionics, and missile subsystem validation. This role owns the full lifecycle of HWIL system development from requirements definition through integration, test, and customer deployment. This individual will lead a small multidisciplinary team and serve as the technical interface between GNC, systems engineering, propulsion, and program management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)
U.S. Citizenship required
8+ years experience in electrical hardware design and avionics integration
Direct experience designing, building, and deploying HWIL systems
Experience leading small engineering teams
Background in missile or hypersonic systems preferred
Experience with: Avionics hardware lifecycle management
Experience with: Configuration Management (ECO, DCO, NCR, MRB, ERB processes)
Experience with: Environmental qualification testing (ATP/QTP)
Experience with: OTA proposals and technical capture efforts
Strong working knowledge of: Controls systems and GNC integration
Strong working knowledge of: Electrical system design & hardware integration
Strong working knowledge of: Technical data package development

Nice To Haves

Experience developing HWIL systems for missile flight hardware
Familiarity with trajectory analysis, radar modeling, or MATLAB-based analysis tools
Prior hiring manager or section lead experience

Responsibilities

Define HWIL system architecture for NGCM baseline and future variants
Draft hardware and software requirements for HWIL drawers and subsystems
Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Functional Block Diagrams (FBDs), Wiring Diagrams (WDs), and Test Procedures
Ensure configuration control of all HWIL technical data packages (TDPs)
Design, build, test, and deploy complete HWIL systems
Lead integration of avionics, GEU, seeker, CAS, and propulsion interfaces into HWIL environment
Support TRR, ATP, and QTP events
Develop validation and verification (V&V) strategies for GNC algorithms
Lead and manage HWIL engineering team (electrical, software, integration)
Develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) for new scope and IRAD efforts
Support Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and execution
Coordinate staffing and resource planning for HWIL activities
Interface with Army, RCCTO, and industry partners
Support OTA proposals and technical white papers
Provide technical inputs for future NGCM derivative capture efforts
Travel to partner sites for HWIL deployment and integration support