Lead Systems Engineer (Manipulation)
Quick Summary
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.S.), from a technical college or university in an Engineering field.
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 Systems Engineer (manipulation) you will be responsible for:
- Concept of Operations
- Trade Studies
- Behavior Diagrams
- System Architecture
- Use Cases
- Interface Control Documents
- Interfacing/Programming PLC's and robotic arms
- Requirement decomposition and flow down
- Systems engineering documentation and modeling may be done with both basic documentation tools (Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.) or Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Software (CAMEO, JAMA)
Requirements
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- 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)
- Python experience is required
- 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
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
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.
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Listing Details
- Posted
- July 10, 2026
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- July 10, 2026
- Last seen
- July 10, 2026
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