Lead Systems Engineer (Manipulation)

ALTEN Technology USA•North Reading, MA

34d•$140,000 - $190,000•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.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.S.), from a technical college or university in an Engineering field.
5+ years of System Engineering experience and electro-mechanical device experience (robotics is a plus)
Python experience is required
Experience with system documentation including Trade Studies, interface control documents, and ConOps
Experience tailoring system engineering processes to balance level of SE effort to product/system needs.
Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environment.
Ability to work autonomously.

Nice To Haves

robotics is a plus

Responsibilities

Concept of Operations
Trade Studies
Behavior Diagrams
System Architecture
Use Cases
Interface Control Documents
Interfacing/Programming PLC's and robotic arms
Requirement decomposition and flow down
Systems engineering documentation and modeling may be done with both basic documentation tools (Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.) or Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Software (CAMEO, JAMA)