ALTEN Technology
Senior Electrical Engineer, Field Failure Analysis
$140K–$160K
Palo Alto, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
Irvine, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years in automotive electronics / ECU hardware.
About the job
Investigates field-returned automotive Zonal ECU failures through hardware debugging and lab testing, then documents root causes and recommends corrective and preventive actions.
What you'll do
- Triage returned units, debug ECU boards, and reproduce failures in the lab.
- Develop Fault Tree Analyses and failure hypotheses.
- Write root cause reports and CAPA recommendations (8D).
What they ask for
- 7+ years in automotive electronics / ECU hardware.
- Strong schematic and PCB layout reading, with component-level debugging.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscope, power supplies, multimeter, and CAN tools.
- Experience in failure analysis, FTA, 8D, and RCA; knowledge of CAN/CAN-FD, LIN or Automotive Ethernet; fluent written and spoken English.
Nice to have
- Experience with power electronics and automotive power management systems; knowledge of EMC testing and failure analysis.
- Familiarity with IATF 16949 and AIAG methodologies; hands-on experience with X-ray inspection, component-level failure analysis, or PCB cross-sectioning.
Pay
$140,000 - 160,000 USD base salary
Tools
ECU, FTA, 8D, RCA, CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, IATF 16949
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