Principal Electronics Engineer

Altentechnologyusa; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Mentorship programs

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to design and develop electronics equipment focusing on applications in the aerospace sector. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure airworthy designs while managing project timelines and budgets.

The ideal candidate should possess strong technical problem-solving skills and a solid background in hardware design, circuit analysis, and PCB layout. They will also provide mentorship to junior engineers and lead improvement projects within the organization.

Competitive salary range: $140,000-$160,000, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Strong background in electronics design and analysis.
• Familiarity with industry standards for airworthiness.
• Experience in hardware requirements specification.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and validate customer requirements.
• Create hardware design documents and specifications.
• Perform circuit design and schematic capture.

Skills

Circuit analysis

SPICE analysis

MATLAB/Simulink modeling

PCB design

Technical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Altium

OrCAD PSPICE

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.

Summary

The Principal Electronics Engineer will be responsible for the research, analysis, design, development, testing, debugging and modification of electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3‑Φ), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for the commercial aerospace industry.

The Principal Electronics Engineer will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&W System Components. Using sound engineering principles, this engineer will interface with cross‑functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust, airworthy designs are attained which meet budget, schedule and internal requirements and goals. This leadership position will be responsible for participating in and leading improvement activities at a group and/or company level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on previous product performance
• Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents
• Performs SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools
• Performs analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms
• Analyze and designs magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters
• Performs component selection & obsolescence management
• Performs circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools
• Creates hardware design document that covers design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed
• Provides inputs to PCB layout design
• Performs worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on the circuit designs
• Performs component derating and thermal analysis
• Performance design performance margin analysis
• Performs PCB board bring‑up per the circuit design
• Creates PCB board level functional test procedures per circuit functional blocks
• Creates design verification test procedure (DVTP) document
• Performs electronics hardware testing to make sure that requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR)
• Independently finds or creates solutions to problems requiring research, resourcefulness and creativity
• Understands, follows, and promotes, ZWWS policies and procedures
• Review and process engineering changes in the development of water and waste systems and equipment
• Review, process and recommend engineering changes in the development of W&W equipment
• Utilizes sound technical problem solving to own or support ongoing and new products
• Follows sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards
• Perform research and/or testing for new development
• Present technical findings and trade studies
• Assess and creates standard work and leads or support improvement projects (group or company level)
• Independently owns, or leads a team for small/medium size projects.
• Able to review, check and approve work done by peers and lower level engineers.
• Provides guidance and training to lower level engineers.
• Understands how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and able to navigate through the company.
• Able to interface with existing suppliers and OEM customers
• May interface with new suppliers and OEM customers
• Approve, review, and process any engineering changes and data produced in functional group
• Utilizes sound technical problem solving to lead ongoing and new projects
• Perform research and/or testing for new development
• Present technical findings and trade studies
• Follows sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards
• Provides mentoring, guidance and training to lower level engineers
• Assess and creates standard work and leads or support improvement projects (group or company level)
• Interfaces with various groups (internal and external) to support new business and bring projects to completion

Salary Range: $140,000-$160,000/K

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.

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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.