Automation Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a qualified engineering professional to provide automation support for various projects, including controls and process design. This role may involve interpreting engineering documents and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position requires occasional travel (25% of the time) for client meetings and factory testing.

The ideal candidate will have experience with major automation equipment brands such as Rockwell and Siemens, along with a strong focus on customer relationships. A salary range of $90,000 to $140,000 is offered, along with career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to learn new equipment and processes.
• Experience troubleshooting control systems and network design.
• Ability to follow customer and contractual specifications.

Responsibilities

• Interpret engineering documents like P&IDs and Electrical Schematics.
• Collaborate in project team discussions and client meetings.
• Design programming deliverables including PLC and HMI.
• Manage project budget, scope, and schedule.

Skills

Knowledge of Veolia WTS products and systems

Understanding of networking

Experience with electrical design

Strong customer relationship focus

Tools

Rockwell

Schneider

Emerson

Siemens

Job 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.

Responsibilities

• Read, interpret, and comment on engineering documents, including Controls, P&IDs, GAs, process design guidelines, Electrical Schematics, I/O Lists, Instrument and Automated Valve Lists, Network Architecture.
• Collaborate in cross‑functional project team discussions and client meetings.
• Understand, comment, and follow contractual and customer specifications.
• Design the complete detailed programming deliverables, including PLC, HMI, SCADA and related scope.
• Manage budget, scope, schedule, and proactively report risks and opportunities to project teams.
• Lead the maintenance and upkeep of one set of Veolia process control documents.
• Support field and production activities, providing Automation support both remotely and on site.
• Ability to collaborate in and lead cross‑functional project team discussions and client meetings.
• Proven ability to develop and follow procedures and standards, while extrapolating new concepts from established standards.
• Knowledge of and/or demonstrated ability to learn equipment and processes related to Veolia WTS products and systems.
• Experience with the major brands of automation equipment; Rockwell, Schneider, Emerson, Siemens.
• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting control systems, network design, VFDs, IPCs and an appetite to learn new software.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and/or demonstrated ability to learn equipment and processes related to Veolia WTS products and systems.
• Understanding of networking including redundant and distributed networks.
• Understanding of VFDs, instrumentation and other process control related equipment.
• Strong focus on customer relationships (external/internal). Understands balance between customer and Veolia teams.
• Experience with basic electrical design and control documentation.

Travel

Periodic travel (25%) for factory testing, panel checkouts, client meetings, customer site visits, and/or visits to other Veolia offices.

Location

Belmont, WA (preferred), Richmond, VA, Minnetonka, MN, Boise, ID, Texas (willing to travel to Bellevue, WA as needed).

Salary

$90‑$140k

Eligibility

Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position.

EEO & Compliance

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.

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.

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.