ALTEN Technology
Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer
$160K–$175K
Palo Alto, California, United States +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
Irvine, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in automotive board design; preferred: 10+ years of Systems/HW architectures experience.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
About the job
Designs and validates electrical hardware boards and circuits for a vehicle product platform, from architecture and prototyping through system integration.
What you'll do
- Design board schematics and layouts, and guide JDM/OEM partners in executing designs.
- Bring up, validate, and test hardware; address issues found during testing.
- Prototype designs and integrate electrical systems into vehicles, influencing electrical architecture and execution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 10+ years of board design experience, specifically within the automotive industry
- Experience with Altium eCAD tools and contract manufacturers and OEMs
- Technical leadership experience; knowledge of DC/DC converters, transmission lines, common data buses, analog circuits, and board design and layout best practices
Nice to have
- Python scripting; C/C++ coding; microprocessor and digital logic design
- Systems/HW architecture, validation and production design processes, or automotive technologies (AECxxx, CAN, LIN, T1S)
Pay
USD $160,000 - 175,000 base salary
Tools
Altium eCAD tools, DC/DC converters, transmission lines, I2C, SPI, Python, C/C++, CAN
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