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.

Benefits

We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. ALTEN Technology is seeking a Power Electronics Hardware Engineer to support our client, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, at their Newark, CA facility. This is a full-time, on-site embedded role supporting the ADAS and Infotainment Hardware team.

The selected candidate will own the full V-cycle development of 12V Power Distribution Units (PDUs), from concept through production release.

Responsibilities

Lead full V-cycle development of 12V PDUs (up to 60A DC), including

Requirements

definition, hardware design, verification, validation, and production handoff Design and develop ECU hardware with a focus on power electronics, load switching, and protection circuits Select and apply AEC-Q101 Logic-Level N-Channel Trench MOSFETs for low-voltage, high-current switching applications Design and analyze half-bridge and full-bridge topologies for inductive load control within PDU architectures Develop schematics using OrCAD; support PCB layout reviews with DFM considerations Author and execute DVP&R test plans; perform bench-level hardware testing and failure analysis Drive supplier and component qualification per automotive quality standards Collaborate with systems, software, and validation teams across the ADAS and Infotainment hardware program Maintain design documentation, BOMs, and engineering change records throughout the product lifecycle

Engineering degree preferred; equivalent hands-on experience considered

of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Exec

Required Qualifications

5–10 years of hands-on automotive power electronics hardware design experience ECU hardware development background in an OEM or Tier 1 automotive environment Proficiency in OrCAD schematic capture (hard requirement) Strong working knowledge of AEC-Q101 Logic-Level N-Channel Trench MOSFETs in 12V automotive PDU design Experience designing and analyzing half-bridge and full-bridge switching topologies Proven ownership of hardware products through the full V-cycle, including DVP&R authoring and execution Familiarity with gate driver IC selection and high-side/low-side switching circuit design Understanding of automotive electrical architecture and 12V power distribution

Nice To Have

ISO 26262 Functional Safety awareness and ASIL classification experience CAN or LIN protocol experience in ECU hardware contexts FMEA authoring for power electronics hardware Salary Range: $120,000-$140,000/K 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 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. Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.