Lead Electrical 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.
Lead Electrical Engineer
ONSITE in Berkeley, CA
Domain-Specific Skills
Electrical architecture and component-level cost optimization for battery or industrial equipment.
Sensor, switch, heater, pump, DC/DC converter, power-distribution, and harness interface knowledge.
Ability to assess redundant devices, substitute components, interface impacts, and validation needs.
Experience reviewing electrical designs and guiding distributed engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
Own technical direction and design reviews for the electrical workstream.
Translate system requirements into electrical architecture, component, interface, and verification requirements.
Lead lower-cost alternative selection for switches, sensors, and electrical isolation components.
Assess impacts to PCBA interfaces, controls, diagnostics, harnesses, BOMs, and system performance.
Coordinate with mechanical, systems, manufacturing, supply-chain, and validation teams.
Review nearshore deliverables and ensure release-quality documentation.
Required Skills / Experience
8+ years of electrical or electromechanical product-development experience; battery, energy storage, industrial equipment, or automotive experience preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
Demonstrated experience with electrical architecture, sensors, harness interfaces, BOM optimization, and design reviews.
Ability to lead technical decisions and mentor engineers across locations.
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.
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