- Salary
- $150k – $165k
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States · Irvine, California, United States
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Automotive
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
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.
Workplace: On-site, 4 days per week. Friday, Remote.
Location: Long Beach, CA
You will own the electrical hardware for our interior display and infotainment program end to end: schematic, layout, and the component library the rest of the team designs against. Consumer electronics density and integration, automotive electrical and environmental requirements, in a program moving at consumer electronics pace.
Responsibilities
• Own schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium for display driver boards, interface boards, and infotainment hardware
• Design highly integrated, space constrained multilayer boards with attention to signal integrity, high speed differential routing for LVDS, MIPI, and eDP, power integrity, and thermal relief
• Execute EMC and ESD conscious layout including grounding strategy, shielding, and filtering
• Support low voltage power architecture and integration into the vehicle's zonal electrical architecture
• Build, govern, and maintain the Altium component library: symbols, footprints, 3D models, parametric data, naming conventions, IPC compliant footprint rules, and a review and approval workflow for new parts
• Drive part selection and qualification against AEC-Q100, Q101, and Q200 grade, temperature range, lifecycle and end of life risk, and package suitability for the vehicle environment, and own second sourcing and obsolescence risk
• Link library and design data to the BOM and requirements environment so what is in the schematic matches what purchasing can buy
• Partner with mechanical on board outline, connector placement, mounting, and enclosure fit under aggressive packaging targets
• Run design reviews, work DFM and DFT feedback with EMS partners, and support bring up, debug, and validation of prototype boards
• Generate and maintain fabrication and assembly documentation and release hardware through the formal change process
Required Qualifications
• BSEE or equivalent, 7+ years of schematic and PCB design experience
• Expert level Altium Designer including vault or workspace based library management. Cadence Allegro, Mentor Xpedition, Zuken CR-8000, or OrCAD backgrounds considered where the candidate has owned library governance and the transition to Altium is realistic
• Demonstrated high speed, high density layout on consumer or automotive electronics
• Solid grasp of component packaging, IPC footprint standards, datasheet interpretation, and automotive grade component qualification
• Exposure to a PLM or BOM environment such as Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, Agile PLM, or Arena, and comfort releasing hardware through a formal change process
• Familiarity with CISPR 25, ISO 11452, and ISO 10605 is a plus
• Hands on lab skills: scope, bring up, and root cause on your own designs
Salary Range
• $150,000 - 165,000
• The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
