Senior Systems Engineer

Altentechnologyusa; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an engineer to advance complex systems across aerospace, medical devices, robotics and automotive projects. You’ll contribute to the full product development cycle with mentorship and growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Based in North Reading, MA, the role emphasizes systems engineering, MBSE tooling, documentation, and agile collaboration. Salary ranges from $130,000 to $150,000 per year, with comprehensive benefits and strong development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
• 4+ years in engineering/product development with proficiency in systems engineering.
• Experience in systems engineering and electro‑mechanical device knowledge.
• Ability to tailor SE processes to product needs.
• Ability to work in fast‑paced, agile environment.
• Robotics industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop Concept of Operations and write documentation.
• Decompose requirements and define validation plans to assess.
• Interpret customer requirements and problem solve with customers and stakeholders.
• Interface Control Documentation creation.
• Test planning and integration support.
• Strong software background; MBSE modeling may be used with MBSE tools.

Skills

Systems engineering

Product development

Agile environment

Autonomy

Robotics experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAMEO

JAMA

JIRA

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

• Concept of Operations and writing documentation
• Decomposition and defining of user stories to create validation plans to assess.
• Requirement decomposition and flow down. Interpreting customer requirements and problem solving with customers and stakeholders.
• Interface Control Documentation
• Test planning and integration
• Strong Software background
• Systems engineering documentation and modeling may be done with both basic documentation tools (Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.) or Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Software (CAMEO, JAMA, JIRA)

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.S.), from a technical college or university in an Engineering field.
• 4+ years of engineering/product development experience, most of which including demonstrated proficiency in systems engineering.
• Systems engineering and electro‑mechanical device experience (or strong product development knowledge).
• Experience tailoring system engineering processes to balance level of SE effort to product/system needs.
• Ability to work in fast‑paced, agile environment.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Preferred experience within the robotics industry.

Location

North Reading, MA

Salary Range

$130,000 - $150,000k

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.