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 a Systems Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Concept of Operations
- Use Cases
- Behavior Diagrams
- System Architecture
- Interface Control Documents
- Systems engineering documentation and modeling using tools like Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, or Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) software such as CAMEO and JAMA.
Qualifications:
- Experience in systems engineering and product development (or strong product development knowledge).
- Ability to tailor systems engineering processes to match product/system needs.
- Capability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Ability to work independently.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in an Engineering field from a technical college or university.
- 6+ years of engineering/product development experience, including 3 years of proven systems engineering proficiency.
- Preferred experience in the robotics industry.
Salary Range: $165,000 - 190,000
The actual salary will depend on factors such as location, the candidate’s job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.
Location: Hybrid in North Reading, MA preferred.
Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) should apply for this position.
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.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
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.
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