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.
Location: Foster City, CA
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Studio Engineer to join our dynamic team and play a key
role in shaping the future of our autonomous vehicle design. As a Senior Studio Engineer you will be responsible
for collaborating with our design and engineering teams to transform creative concepts into functional designs and
production-ready vehicles. You will be an integral part of the design process, ensuring that our vehicles not only
look stunning but also meet the highest standards of safety, performance and functionality.
Responsibilities:
• Conceptual Development: Support the development of conceptual vehicle designs, working closely with designers and digital modelers to bring design concepts to life.
• Engineering Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate conceptual design technical input into vehicle design constraints.
• Production Analysis: Evaluate design concepts for feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and manufacturability, providing recommendations for optimization.
• Safety Compliance: Work with cross-functional homologation, policy and safety teams to ensure that conceptual vehicle designs meet all regulatory, safety and homologation requirements.
• Documentation: Maintain 3D CAD, engineering drawings and documentation related to prototype development.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in automotive design and engineering to drive innovation and improve processes.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers and cross-functional partners to drive an
• innovative mindset to support vehicle design development.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in automotive design and engineering, with a strong focus on prototype and advanced engineering development.
• Proficiency in Catia/3DX CAD software and automotive industry CAD creation best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes, materials, and fabrication techniques.
• Familiarity with automotive safety standards and regulations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Leadership experience and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Salary Range:
• $120,000-135,000
• 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
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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