ALTEN Technology USA

ALTEN Technology USA

Test Engineer - Embedded Firmware

Mountain View, California, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$130kDetected 15 days ago
PythonData AnalysisEmbedded SystemsSystems EngineeringRoboticsElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsMedical DevicesCommunicationMentoringRenewable Energy

About the role

  • We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
  • This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of embedded firmware, hardware validation, and data analytics.
  • Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Responsibilities

  • Perform board-level validation of embedded systems and microcontroller-based hardware.
  • Validate products against industry standards and certification requirements, including ISO 17025 laboratory processes.
  • Develop clear, detailed validation reports and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation.
  • Develop and maintain Python scripts to automate test execution, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  • Support component-level testing, including electrical fault and short-circuit evaluations.
  • Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and systems engineering teams to investigate failures and drive root cause analysis.
  • Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 4+ years of experience testing embedded firmware systems and microcontroller-based products.
  • Strong understanding of embedded firmware validation and board-level testing.
  • Experience with microcontroller architectures and embedded logic.
  • Experience testing power electronics, inverters, or related electrical systems.
  • Experience with data collection, data analysis, and interpretation of validation results.
  • Experience documenting validation activities, test results, and engineering reports.
  • All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Experience working in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory.
  • Experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), renewable energy products, EV charging systems, or inverter technologies.
  • Familiarity with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, DAQ systems, programmable power supplies, and electronic loads.
  • Experience validating embedded firmware running on ARM, STM32, TI, NXP, Microchip, or similar microcontroller platforms.
  • Experience with communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, or Modbus.
  • $110,000-130,000

Compensation

  • $110,000-130,000
  • 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

  • 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

  • Mountain View, CA
  • We are seeking an Embedded Firmware Test Engineer to join our growing engineering team developing next-generation power electronics and energy storage products.
  • You'll become part of a collaborative team of experienced and junior engineers supporting multiple active development programs.
  • You'll leverage established test plans and procedures to validate embedded systems, automate testing using Python, and analyze test results to ensure products meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
  • 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 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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