Hardware Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Hardware Team Lead to drive design, validation, and delivery of power distribution hardware for automotive customers. The role requires strong leadership, customer-facing communication, and accountability for milestones in cross-location teams.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise in LV/HV systems with experience using schematic tools and board-level design efforts, ensuring on-time project delivery and adherence to quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with schematic tools and strong design capabilities.
• Background in Power Distribution / automotive LV & HV systems.
• Simulation experience (SPICE) and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to design, analyze, and validate circuits independently.

Responsibilities

• Design and review schematics, PCB layouts, and test cases.
• Perform and support testing activities with the team.
• Communicate issues clearly to customers and stakeholders.
• Lead and guide team members across locations and deliver milestones on time.

Skills

Schematic design

Power distribution / LV HV

Circuit simulation

Leadership / mentoring

Tools

DxDesigner

Altium

Cadence

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.

We are looking for Hardware Team Lead, must combine strong technical expertise with leadership, customer-facing communication, and delivery responsibility. The project focuses onPower Distribution Boxes (PDB / BDU) for automotive client and experience in low and high voltage environments is critical.

Key Requirements:

The ideal profile should demonstrate:

• Experience with schematic tools (DxDesigner preferred; Altium, Or Cadence , etc. accepted if strong)
• Background in Power Distribution / automotive LV & HV systems
• Simulation experience (SPICE) and strong troubleshooting skills
• Ability to design, analyze, and validate circuits independently

In addition, the candidate must be able to:

• Design and review schematics, PCB layouts, and test cases
• Perform and support testing activities (this is done by the team, not a separate function)
• Communicate issues clearly to customers
• Lead and guide team members across locations
• Deliver milestones on time

Tools like DOORS and JIRA for requirements tracking are a plus.

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.

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.