Validation Engineer
ALTEN Technology USA
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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.
Job responsibilities:
- Create, update and track CFOs(Customer Feature Objective) efficiently.
- Conduct thorough analysis to ensure all the CFOs align with project objectives and standards
- Work with cross functional teams to develop and follow best practices to align on a global strategy for new features
- Support platform new feature development
- Support program specific new feature development
- Conducting competitive benchmarking & voice of customer clinics to support the development process
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science: Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering or an equivalent from an ABET accredited university
- 3 to 5 years of automotive experience
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written and ability to communicate technical content to a non-technical audience
- Good project coordination skills
- Automotive Systems Background
- Knowledge of ISO 26262
- Ability to interpret various regulatory requirements and Industry Best practices
- Knowledge of INCOSE requirements decomposition
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, or Software Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited university
- Knowledge of IBM doors, or similar ALM/PLM management tools
- Systems Engineering experience
- Experience with system network topology diagrams
- Able to Understand Problem from all aspects (Software, Hardware, Field)
- Knowledge of a functional domain (i.e. Body, Chassis, Electrical, Interi
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.
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.
About this role
ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Validation Engineer to support product development across its automotive and advanced engineering portfolio. Based in Auburn Hills, this contract role focuses on managing Customer Feature Objectives (CFOs), analyzing their alignment with project goals, and coordinating across functional teams to establish best practices for new feature development. You'll conduct competitive benchmarking and voice-of-customer research, support both platform and program-specific initiatives, and help translate regulatory requirements and industry standards into actionable development strategies.
The position requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering and three to five years of automotive experience. You'll need strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders, solid project coordination abilities, and working knowledge of automotive systems, ISO 26262, and requirements decomposition frameworks like INCOSE. A master's degree, familiarity with ALM/PLM tools such as IBM DOORS, systems engineering background, and experience with system network diagrams are valued additions. This role suits engineers who are comfortable working within regulated automotive environments and can manage complex cross-functional dependencies.
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