Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Palo Alto, CA

5d•$160,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that partners with leading companies in various industries to bring innovative ideas to life. As part of the global ALTEN Group, we offer opportunities to work on challenging engineering projects with support for career growth and comprehensive benefits. We foster a culture where employees feel valued and inspired. This specific role is for an EE Staff Hardware Engineer to join our Design Concept Engineering team, focusing on cutting-edge features with complex hardware, sensors, and software. The engineer will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and designing boards for a new product platform, including both on-vehicle and off-vehicle components. The work emphasizes product-differentiating, customer-facing designs and circuits. A strong candidate will have a proven background in printed circuit board design, schematics, and layout, with a portfolio of shipped products. They should possess knowledge of DC-to-DC converters, high-speed digital signaling, common data buses, and analog circuit design. Experience with overseas contract manufacturers and production processes is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
10+ years of experience with board design
Experience working with Altium eCAD tools
Experience working with contract manufacturers and OEMs
Knowledge of DC/DC converters, transmission lines, common Data buses, analog circuits, board design and layout best practices
Experience in technical leadership

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience with Systems/HW architectures experience
Python scripting experience
C/C++ coding experience
Design experience using microprocessors and digital logic
Knowledge in display, audio and camera technologies
Experience in motors and encoders
Experience using SI tools such as hyperlink
Experience in ethernet networking
Experience in automotive design (AECxxx, CAN, LIN, T1S)
Experience with validation testing and production design processes

Responsibilities

Electrical Design – This would include schematic and layout of key electrical boards as well as providing guidance to JDM/OEMs on executing designs.
Bring Up and validation – Bring up designs done in-house and at JDM/OEM. Test designs for reliability and validity. Implement changes to address issues found.
Rapid Prototyping – Create quick, simple designs to execute design vision of the studio team using off the shelf parts. Understand tradeoffs being made for velocity and mitigate risks that impact team progress.
System Integration – Work with other engineering teams to integrate electrical designs into our vehicles.
Influence design decisions - Help define electrical architecture and execution.