Battery Test Engineer

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 Test Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in the design and development of automated PCBA and unit-level test stations. This includes designing specialized test equipment for a range of power electronic equipment, such as inverters, onboard chargers, and DC fast chargers. You'll collaborate with automation engineers to automate end-of-line and validation test equipment, and you'll also contribute to the continuous improvement of our test stations for future programs.

• Design and develop custom electronic test equipment to support validation, end of line, and production testing of inverters, on board chargers, DC fast chargers, and other inhouse electrical products.


• Design and develop functional test equipment for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).


• Document test equipment designs via electrical wiring schematics.


• Work closely with the engineering project teams to ensure test equipment designs align with the software and hardware requirements.


• Participate in design reviews, requirement reviews, DFMEAs, PFMEAs and Hazard Analyses.


• Direct activities of prototype build lab personnel during fabrication of the test equipment.


• Develop test procedures defining specific test setup requirements and instructions.


• Perform data analysis and generate reports.


• Utilize standard electronic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators and power analyzers.


• Use sensors such as thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, pressure gauges, and flow meters.


• Support technical root cause analysis and resolution of issues found during testing.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.


• 5+ years’ experience designing circuit board assembly functional test equipment.


• 5+ years’ experience designing test equipment for high voltage power electronics or high voltage battery chargers.


• Ability to create schematics using design software tools such as OrCAD, and AutoCAD Electrical.


• Familiarity with modular test instruments and National Instruments I/O Systems (PXI, cDAQ)


• Knowledge of and experience with computer hardware, communication, and bus protocols (RS232, CAN, GPIB, Ethernet, USB).


• Hands-on experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting complex issues with minimal supervision


• Familiarity with environmental test set ups and test error proofing.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment.


• Self-motivated: Demonstrated ability to set direction and guide the team towards it.


• PCB design experience preferred


• Programming ability in LabVIEW is a plus.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000

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.

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