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System Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA

Company websitealten.com (ALTEN Technology USA, opens in new tab)

Base salary $100K  to $120K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Carson, CA

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  • LocationCarson, CA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

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.

ONSITE in Carson, CA

Summary

The Systems Engineer will take ownership and/or support technical engineering projects. Using sound engineering principles, this engineer will work to ensure robust, airworthy systems and components are configured.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Subject matter expert for system control, software and communication.
  • Provides input to programs and projects.
  • Able to work independently to support system or sustaining engineering efforts.
  • Takes responsibility (technical and project management) of the system or components with support from management and/or higher level engineers.
  • Interfaces with the internal customers and is the primary technical point of contact for his/her system.
  • Review and process engineering changes in the development of project and their components.
  • Utilizes sound technical problem solving to own or support ongoing and new projects.
  • Perform research and/or testing for troubleshooting and presents design changes for consideration.
  • May interface with new suppliers with guidance.
  • Ensures compliance of redesign solutions, performance, safety and reliability to ensure a robust system design.
  • Interfaces with the external customer and is a technical point of contact.
  • Performs root cause failure analysis that lead to design solutions or corrective actions.

Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000/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 

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.

Source: ALTEN Technology USA on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($100,000) is above 0% of the 5,064 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 44 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,800; the middle half runs from $149,391 to $204,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live ALTEN Technology USA roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live ALTEN Technology USA roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
System Engineer (this listing)$100K - $120K
Technical Lead$100K - $130K
Engineer II, Heaters$100K - $115K
Restraint System Integration and Testing Engineer$100K - $110K
Electrical Engineer$100K - $120K
R&D Mechanical Engineer$100K - $140K
Vehicle Safety Test Engineer$100K - $105K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All ALTEN Technology USA roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-22
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Location as the employer wrote it: Carson, California

Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000/K

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