Senior Electrical Engineer - Hybrid (Boulder, CO)

ALTEN Technology USA; Longmont (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead board-level hardware development, testing, and integration of PCBA systems. You will design, troubleshoot, and validate analog/digital circuits, interpret schematics, and drive hardware qualification across complex instrument platforms.

Hybrid work arrangement is in Boulder, CO, with a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience with board-level hardware development, testing, debug, and integration.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting electronic systems in a laboratory environment.
• Ability to develop and execute hardware validation, qualification, and characterization test plans.
• Experience interpreting electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and technical documentation.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional engineering team.
• Experience with Altium Designer or similar PCB design tools preferred.
• Knowledge of PCB manufacturing, assembly processes, DFM, and DFT preferred.
• Experience with EMI/ESD design considerations and compliance best practices preferred.
• Experience with embedded processors, firmware integration, FPGA-based systems, or mixed-signal designs preferred.
• Background in electronic product development, instrumentation, or electromechanical systems preferred.
• Experience creating schematics, PCB layouts, and bills of materials (BOMs) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the bring-up, characterization, validation, and integration of new PCBAs for advanced electronic platforms.
• Reviewing and understanding existing PCBA designs, including schematics, component selection, layouts, and system interfaces.
• Developing and executing test plans to characterize and qualify digital and analog electronic hardware.
• Performing hands-on troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis of prototype circuit boards and system-level hardware.
• Integrating PCBAs into larger electromechanical and instrument-level systems while supporting product development.
• Documenting test results, engineering findings, and Theory of Operation documentation for released designs.
• Implementing design updates and supporting the release of qualified hardware into production.
• Working with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and improve product performance.
• Supporting multiple new product development programs by adapting existing hardware architectures to evolving requirements.
• Utilizing lab test equipment including oscilloscopes, DMMs, pulse generators, current probes, spectrum analyzers, and related tools.

Skills

Board hardware dev

Analog & digital design

Troubleshooting

Hardware validation

Schematic reading

PCB layouts

BOMs

DFM/DFT

EMI/ESD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead board-level hardware development, testing, and integration of PCBA systems. You will design, troubleshoot, and validate analog/digital circuits, interpret schematics, and drive hardware qualification across complex instrument platforms.

Hybrid work arrangement is in Boulder, CO, with a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and production readiness.