Lead Hardware Development/Test Engineer

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 seeking a highly hands-on Lead Hardware Development/Test Engineer to help build and scale a new testing function for cutting-edge autonomous robotics systems. This role is ideal for a self-driven individual who thrives in unstructured environments and is excited to bootstrap a test organization from the ground up.

Own Hardware Test Strategy

• Define and drive the overall hardware testing roadmap for autonomous robotic systems
• Develop test methodologies, validation plans, and test execution frameworks

Build and Scale Test Infrastructure

• Set up and configure testing labs, including selection of equipment and tools
• Design and implement test environments to support development and validation

Design Test Fixtures

• Lead the design and development of custom test fixtures for robotics systems
• Ensure fixtures support reliability, repeatability, and scalability in testing

Hands-On Testing & Execution

• Roll up your sleeves to execute hardware tests and troubleshoot issues
• Partner with software test teams and hardware engineers to validate system performance

Technical Leadership

• Provide clear technical direction to hardware and software test engineers
• Guide test teams in executing against defined strategies and best practices
• Act as a thought leader in testing for complex electro-mechanical systems

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software teams
• Support integration of hardware and software testing processes

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field

• Strong background in mechanical and/or electrical systems (both preferred)

• Proven experience working on autonomous systems, robotics, or similar advanced hardware platforms

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Hardware validation and testing
  • Lab setup and test equipment selection
  • Designing test fixtures

• Ability to operate independently and bootstrap new processes and teams from scratch

• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mechatronics systems (ideal)
• Background in autonomous robotics development environments
• Experience leading technical direction for test teams (without formal people management)
• Familiarity with both hardware and software testing integration

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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