ALTEN Technology
Mechanical Systems Engineer, Exterior Sensor Integration
Long Beach, Los Angeles County · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$145kDetected 1 day ago
CATIASiemens NXCFDThermal AnalysisGD&TSystems EngineeringRoboticsMechanical DesignSensorsMedical DevicesCommunicationMentoring
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About the role
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Responsibilities
- Drive sensor alignment and positional accuracy strategy, including tolerance stack up to the sensor optical or antenna reference, datum and locator schemes, and end of line calibration feasibility
- Own the exterior sensor cleaning architecture, including nozzle design and aiming, washer fluid routing, pump and valve selection, air assisted and telescopic nozzle concepts, heated nozzle and heated lens strategies, and fluid volume and reservoir sizing
- Manage radar transparency and material compatibility requirements for emblems, fascias, and covers, including thickness control, paint and coating constraints, and attenuation targets
- Manage component level DFMEA, DVPR, boundary diagrams, and robustness checklists for sensor and cleaning subsystems through design and release milestones
- Support water management, sealing, and ingress protection for sensor apertures and cleaning hardware, including IP rating verification and high pressure wash and car wash durability
- Collaborate with suppliers on design feasibility, tooling, process capability, cost targets, and on time delivery of sensor mounting and cleaning components
- Support prototype builds, buck reviews, and vehicle level test events, resolving sensor blockage, misalignment, calibration, and cleaning performance findings
- Support homologation and regulatory needs relevant to sensor visibility, pedestrian protection interaction, and applicable ADAS and NCAP requirements
- This role owns the physical envelope around cameras, radars, lidars, and ultrasonic sensors, including packaging, field of view protection, mounting stiffness and alignment, thermal and environmental robustness, and the washer and air based cleaning architecture that serves them.
- You will work at the boundary between exteriors, ADAS and perception, electrical, thermal, closures, and supplier partners to deliver sensor installations that perform in the real world and survive production variation.
Requirements
- Strong cross functional communication skills and the ability to negotiate requirements between exteriors, ADAS, electrical, and manufacturing
- Direct experience with sensor cleaning or washer systems, including nozzle development, fluid delivery, e valves, or heated cleaning hardware
- Experience with environmental and durability test development including thermal cycling, humidity, vibration, salt spray, and stone impact
- All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
Nice to have
- Prior work on an electric vehicle or L2 plus autonomy program from concept through start of production
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Automotive, or Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of automotive mechanical engineering experience, with direct work on ADAS or autonomy sensor integration at the vehicle level
- Hands on experience packaging and releasing exterior mounted sensors and the brackets, housings, or apertures that carry them
- Working knowledge of camera, radar, lidar, and ultrasonic sensor operating principles and the mechanical constraints each imposes
- Strong GD&T, tolerance stack up, and datum strategy skills applied to precision mounted components
- Experience with injection molded plastics, sheet metal, and die cast components, including DFM and tooling constraints
- Demonstrated ownership of DFMEA, DVP&R, and test plan development through validation and release
- Proficiency with CATIA V5, 3DEXPERIENCE, or Siemens NX, and PLM release systems such as Teamcenter
- Willingness to work onsite in Long Beach, CA
- Experience with ADAS sensor calibration processes, both end of line and service level, and their mechanical prerequisites
- Experience with CFD, thermal analysis, or spray and soiling simulation applied to sensor cleaning or contamination
- Exposure to functional safety and SOTIF concepts as they relate to sensor availability and degradation
Compensation
- $130,000-$145,000
- 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
Benefits
- Own field of view and line of sight analysis, including obstruction studies, aperture sizing, sensor pointing angle definition, and coordination with perception and ADAS teams on FOV and coverage requirements
- Define and validate cleaning performance requirements and test methods for soiling, mud, salt, insect, ice, and snow conditions, including spray pattern coverage, cleaning efficiency, dry out behavior, and cycle time
- 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.
- 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.
Company info
- 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 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.
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