Senior Staff Test Engineer - Electric Engines

Job Description

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.

As Senior Staff Test Engineer you will be responsible for;

• Conduct reliability and certification testing on electric propulsion systems, including motor, gearbox, and inverter assemblies for aircraft.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and collaborate across engineering teams to ensure successful execution.
• Lead a team of test engineers to deliver testing milestones on schedule.
• Design, develop, and procure complete test setups for DO-160 environmental testing, design verification, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation.
• Perform and oversee high-voltage and power electronics testing; design, build, and operate high-voltage lab equipment.
• Supervise and execute HIL regression testing to validate system performance.
• Build and maintain digital infrastructure for test data storage, analysis, and visualization.
• Analyze test data and present results through dashboards and detailed failure summaries.
• Document test outcomes in clear, structured reports to support aircraft certification efforts.
• Adhere to safety protocols when working with high-voltage systems.
• Lead root cause investigations for device failures and drive continuous product improvement.

Qualifications;

Location : Onsite in San Jose, CA

Salary Range : $265,000 - $295,000

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

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression or veteran status.

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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.