Test Engineer - Hardware and Software

ALTEN Technology
  • Massachusetts
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    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.

    As a Test Engineer  you will be responsible for;

    • Support system integration testing across hardware and software components
    • Develop and maintain HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) and SIL (Software-in-the-Loop) test environments
    • Define and manage requirements traceability and test case mapping
    • Track defects and test progress using tools like Jira, TestRail, or similar
    • Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and reliability standards
    • Work cross-functionally with robotics, controls, firmware, and product teams
    • Build automated test frameworks and supporting tooling.
    • Create and execute validation strategies for robotic systems.
    • Integrate software, hardware, controls, and networking components into automated testing solutions.
    • Develop test plans covering functional, performance, and reliability requirements.
    • Analyze failures and partner with engineering teams to drive corrective actions.
    • Improve test efficiency through automation and continuous integration practices.

    Qualifications;

    • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field
    • 3+ years (mid-level) or 5+ years (senior) experience in HW/SW testing or validation
    • Experience testing robotics, embedded systems, or autonomous platforms
    • Proficiency in Python, C++, or similar programming languages
    • Strong understanding of system integration and debugging methodologies
    • Ability to troubleshoot complex hardware/software interactions

    Preferred Qualifications;

    • Experience building HIL systems from the ground up.
    • SDET or Quality Engineering background.
    • Exposure to AI-driven automation technologies.
    • Knowledge of safety-critical systems and operational environments.

    Successful candidates understand how complete systems behave in real-world environments and are passionate about building automation that improves quality, reliability, and scalability.

    Salary Range: $90K-$130k

    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.

    Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

    Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

    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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMassachusetts
    Websitehttps://altenusa.com/careers/jobs/candidate-consent/

    Skills

    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
    • C++ Programming Languageunmatched
    • Channel Strategiesunmatched
    • Computer Firmwareunmatched
    • Computer Maintenanceunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Failure Analysisunmatched
    • Federal Contractsunmatched
    • Functional Testingunmatched
    • Hardware Componentsunmatched
    • Hardware Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Hardware-Software Integrationunmatched
    • Home Automationunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Integration Testingunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Medical Equipmentunmatched
    • Medical Roboticsunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Outsourcingunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Programming Languagesunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Quality Engineeringunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Roboticsunmatched
    • Safety Complianceunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Safety Systemsunmatched
    • Software Design for Test (SDET)unmatched
    • Software Testingunmatched
    • Software Validationunmatched
    • System Integration (SI)unmatched
    • System Operationsunmatched
    • System Testunmatched
    • System Validationunmatched
    • Test Automationunmatched
    • Test Caseunmatched
    • Test Harnessunmatched
    • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Traceabilityunmatched

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