Engineering Program Manager, Regulatory Compliance

ALTEN Technology USA; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA in Palo Alto is seeking an Engineering Program Manager specialized in Regulatory Compliance. You will address complex regulatory challenges in areas like RF, EMC, and compliance certifications, ensuring successful navigation of standards for product approval.

The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and have over 5 years of experience in wireless technologies as well as excellent leadership and communication skills. The salary range is $120,000 to $140,000, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in wireless regulatory compliance, testing, and certifications.
• 5+ years of experience with wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and LTE.
• Experience with launching mass-produced consumer and/or automotive electronics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with EMC/RF engineering team to analyze compliance requirements.
• Plan compliance testing with external labs and manage test setups.
• Communicate compliance strategy and status to leadership.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Process improvement

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in RF/Microwave Design or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Engineering Program Manager, Regulatory Compliance

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.

As a Hardware Regulatory Compliance Engineering Program Manager, you are experienced in Radio Frequency (RF), ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) technologies and their product certification processes. This highly technical role requires you to possess a deep understanding of North American and Global standards and compliance requirements, and how to navigate the evolving world of country-based and industry regulations. You will collaborate with a skilled cross‑disciplinary team to develop certification strategies and drive them from concept to test execution and through regulatory approvals, leading the team through global scaling required with our program portfolio. Working hand‑in‑hand with internal interdisciplinary teams and brand partners, you will drive the scope, schedule, internal and external resources through technical compliance requirements and product testing. Your proactive nature, deep problem‑solving skills, and ability to excel in a collaborative peer environment are what will make the team a success.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with EMC/RF engineering team to scope and analyze regulatory and industry compliance requirements; gather, document and track brand partner requirements above and beyond industry standards.
• Plan and direct compliance testing of hardware platforms, devices, and accessories with external 3rd party test labs and internal test assets, supporting both physical asset and team resource management.
• Be responsible for test set up requirements and readiness across chamber availability, testers, peripheral device availability and software.
• Coordinate with a wide cross‑functional network of software TPMs and engineers, module TPMs, brand partners, and design engineering teams to gather requirements, cascade requirements and integrate regulatory testing timelines into the overall program plan.
• Proactively communicate EMC/RF/Safety/Cybersecurity compliance strategy, execution status and risks; deliver concise and informative compliance updates to hardware, software and program leadership.
• Drive cross‑functional debug on testing issues with structured problem‑solving frameworks; prioritize test plans across platforms and hardware based on critical path assessments.
• Develop new processes, workflows and documentation strategies to meet RVT’s program portfolio growth and breadth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in RF/Microwave Design, Electromagnetics, Antenna, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong leadership skills in driving certification labs, effectively prioritizing testing, and achieving deadlines.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to think strategically and develop solutions quickly and effectively.
• Experience with Atlassian-based applications, including Jira and Confluence.
• Passionate about process improvement and developing strong cross‑functional relationships.
• 5+ years of experience in wireless regulatory compliance, testing, and certifications.
• 5+ years of experience with wireless technologies including Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, WWAN (GSM/WCDMA/LTE/5G), and others.
• 5+ years of experience with launching mass‑produced consumer and/or automotive electronics.
• 5+ years of experience in homologations for international countries, obtaining various industry certifications (e.g., BT SIG, WFA, etc.) and carrier certification.
• Bonus: Experience in test setup with signal generator, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, call box, semi‑anechoic chambers, OTA chamber, and others.

Salary Range

• $120,000‑140,000
• 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.

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.