Electrical Test Engineer
- Salary
- $120,000 - $140,000
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
ALTEN Technology USA's standard text
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.
Electrical Test Engineer
ONSITE in Mountain View, California
The focus is bench-level testing, with field testing, test design, and test automation also in scope.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute bench-level tests for custom PCBs and assemblies
- Design test procedures, fixtures, and test benches
- Develop test automation and data collection
- Support field testing of integrated aircraft and ground systems
- Debug failures, perform root-cause analysis, and document results
- Feed test findings back to design engineers
Required Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of electrical test engineering experience
- PCB-level test and debug experience
- Lab equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, logic analyzers
- Test procedure development and documentation
- Familiarity with the aerospace regulatory environment (FAA airworthiness requirements) and related environmental test standards (e.g., RTCA DO-160)
Preferred Qualifications
- Test automation (e.g., Python, LabVIEW)
- Test fixture design
- UAV or aerospace hardware background
- Field test experience
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
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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.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
LabVIEW · PCB Design
Rare in ALTEN Technology USA's other 170 open postings.
Standard for QA / testing roles
Python · Test Automation
Common in QA / testing postings at any company.
60% of this description is written for the role. The rest is ALTEN Technology USA's standard text, folded away below.
Read against ALTEN Technology USA's other open postings on this site.
The team: Aerospace HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 22 open in Aerospace. 7 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
PCB Design (5 of 22), GD&T (2 of 22), Python (2 of 22), SQL (2 of 22), Test Automation (2 of 22)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Data Analyst / Architect posted Oct 15
- Software Integration Engineer - Lab Automation posted Oct 2
- RF Electrical Engineer, Antenna Systems posted Sep 29
- Technical Lead posted Sep 29
- Structural Engineer (Mechanical) posted Sep 29
- Electrical Engineer posted Sep 29
- Sr. Systems Engineer (Aerospace) posted Sep 19
- Sr. Software Engineer (Aerospace) posted Sep 19
- Reliability Engineer posted Sep 16
- Requirements Management Engineer posted Aug 31
- Senior Systems Verification & Certification Engineer posted Aug 25
- Electronics Process Engineer posted Aug 20
- Manufacturing Engineer III posted Aug 13
- IT/OT Engineer posted Aug 3
- Data Architect posted Jul 21
- Data Architect posted Jul 21
- Sr. Software Engineer posted Jul 21
- Mechanical Engineer II posted Jun 29
- Tool Technology Engineer posted May 19
- Principal Electronics Engineer posted May 12
- Integration Architect posted Apr 7
From the team and dates on ALTEN Technology USA's own job board.
Salary context
8 other open postings titled Electrical Test Engineer state a salary: median USD 110,500 to USD 140,000 a year.
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