Principal Electronics Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Carson, CA

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

Experience with VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-Φ), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for the commercial aerospace industry.
Proficiency in SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools.
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink modeling for control algorithms.
Experience in analyzing and designing magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters.
Experience in component selection & obsolescence management.
Proficiency in circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools.
Experience in creating hardware design documents.
Experience in worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on circuit designs.
Experience in component derating and thermal analysis.
Experience in design performance margin analysis.
Experience in PCB board bring-up.
Experience in creating PCB board level functional test procedures.
Experience in creating design verification test procedure (DVTP) document.
Experience in electronics hardware testing and generating test reports (DVTR).
Ability to independently find or create solutions to problems requiring research, resourcefulness and creativity.
Understanding of ZWWS policies and procedures.
Experience in reviewing and processing engineering changes.
Ability to utilize sound technical problem solving.
Ability to follow sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards.
Ability to perform research and/or testing for new development.
Ability to present technical findings and trade studies.
Ability to assess and create standard work.
Ability to lead or support improvement projects (group or company level).
Ability to independently own, or lead a team for small/medium size projects.
Ability to review, check and approve work done by peers and lower level engineers.
Ability to provide guidance and training to lower level engineers.
Understanding of how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and ability to navigate through the company.
Ability to interface with existing suppliers and OEM customers.
Ability to approve, review, and process any engineering changes and data produced in functional group.
Ability to utilize sound technical problem solving to lead ongoing and new projects.
Ability to provide mentoring, guidance and training to lower level engineers.
Ability to interface with various groups (internal and external) to support new business and bring projects to completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience with W&W System Components.

Responsibilities

Research, analysis, design, development, testing, debugging and modification of electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-Φ), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for the commercial aerospace industry.
Take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&W System Components.
Interface with cross-functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust, airworthy designs are attained which meet budget, schedule and internal requirements and goals.
Participate in and lead improvement activities at a group and/or company level.
Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on previous product performance.
Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents.
Perform SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools.
Perform analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms.
Analyze and design magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters.
Perform component selection & obsolescence management.
Perform circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools.
Create hardware design documents that cover design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed.
Provide inputs to PCB layout design.
Perform worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on the circuit designs.
Perform component derating and thermal analysis.
Perform design performance margin analysis.
Perform PCB board bring-up per the circuit design.
Create PCB board level functional test procedures per circuit functional blocks.
Create design verification test procedure (DVTP) document.
Perform electronics hardware testing to make sure that requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR).
Independently find or create solutions to problems requiring research, resourcefulness and creativity.
Understand, follow, and promote, ZWWS policies and procedures.
Review and process engineering changes in the development of water and waste systems and equipment.
Review, process and recommend engineering changes in the development of W&W equipment.
Utilize sound technical problem solving to own or support ongoing and new products.
Follow sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards.
Perform research and/or testing for new development.
Present technical findings and trade studies.
Assess and create standard work and lead or support improvement projects (group or company level).
Independently own, or lead a team for small/medium size projects.
Review, check and approve work done by peers and lower level engineers.
Provide guidance and training to lower level engineers.
Understand how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and be able to navigate through the company.
Interface with existing suppliers and OEM customers.
May interface with new suppliers and OEM customers.
Approve, review, and process any engineering changes and data produced in functional group.
Utilize sound technical problem solving to lead ongoing and new projects.
Provide mentoring, guidance and training to lower level engineers.
Interface with various groups (internal and external) to support new business and bring projects to completion.