Lead Systems Engineer (Manipulation)

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.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, development, integration, and validation of advanced robotic arm systems.
• Drive systems engineering activities across mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces.
• Define and manage system architectures, requirements, and technical specifications.
• Lead cross-functional integration efforts to ensure seamless performance across subsystems.
• Develop and maintain engineering processes, technical documentation, and design reviews.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues and drive root-cause analysis activities.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, controls, software, and product development teams.
• Contribute to product development from concept through deployment.
• Make informed technical decisions and recommendations in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to engineering documentation, processes, and product quality.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a technical college or university in an Engineering field.
• 5+ years of System Engineering experience and electro-mechanical device experience (robotics is a plus).
• Experience with system documentation including Trade Studies, interface control documents, and ConOps.
• Experience tailoring system engineering processes to balance level of SE effort to product/system needs.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environment.
• Ability to work autonomously.

Location

North Reading, MA

Pay

Salary Range: $140,000 - $190,000. 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.

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.