Restraint System Integration and Testing Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Casa Grande, AZ

2d•$100,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Restraint System Integration and Testing Engineer to integrate restraint subsystems and manage their testing in vehicles. The role supports new vehicle development and model-year variants, with hands-on involvement in test builds, technician training, and build-quality oversight. The engineer coordinates integration development plans, testing and test materials, supports test-lab operations, and collaborates with Restraints and Interiors Design Release Engineers (DREs) to develop the subsystem. The position is on-site five days per week in Casa Grande, Arizona. The listed salary range is $100,000–$110,000; the actual offer depends on factors including location and job-related qualifications and experience. The engineer collects and raises test reports, performs or coordinates first-level analysis, records test data and reports in the Restraints test database, and manages root-cause analysis with component owners. The role also requires the ability to manipulate interior parts in and out of test bucks or fixtures and to obtain certification to safely operate a forklift.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
Some knowledge of airbag and/or interior-part design and engineering, with direct experience at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
Engineering fundamentals in problem-solving.
Ability to explain highly technical issues to audiences outside crash safety, including top management, design studio, and purchasing teams.
Physical capacity to manipulate interior parts in and out of test bucks or test fixtures.
High level of ethics.

Nice To Haves

Curiosity and thoroughness.
Experience assembling and disassembling automotive interior parts.
Experience with testing such as crash, airbag deployment, seats, instrument panels, and/or upper trims.
Knowledge of CAE analysis and restraint-system integration and optimization.

Responsibilities

Integrate restraint subsystems and manage their testing in vehicles for new development and model-year variants.
Perform hands-on test builds, train technicians, and oversee build quality.
Create and maintain forecasts for integration development plans.
Manage testing from forecast through test report.
Manage test materials from forecast through teardown.
Support general test-lab operations, including 6S and material ordering.
Obtain forklift certification and operate a forklift safely.
Work with Restraints and Interiors DREs to learn the design and behavior of individual parts and drive common subsystem development.
Raise or collect test reports.
For subsystem tests under the team's responsibility, perform first-level analysis, enter test data and reports in the Restraints test database, and complete the first-level analysis standard form.
For tests under Tier 1 responsibility, collect data and reports, enter them in the Restraints test database, and complete the first-level analysis standard form.
Manage root-cause analysis with the owners of components involved in issues.