Sustaining Engineer, Chassis

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.

We are developing a purpose-built autonomous vehicle from the ground up, and the Sustaining Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the long-term reliability, serviceability, and performance of our fleet as it scales into real-world operations. As a Chassis Sustaining Engineer, you will own corrective actions for major mechanical subsystems, with a focus on suspension, steering, braking, and drivetrain. You will lead the design, release, and validation of solutions for field issues, coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers. Your work will directly drive fleet uptime, durability, and service efficiency, ensuring that corrective actions are robust, scalable, and seamlessly implemented across production and in-service vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining engineering efforts for assigned chassis subsystems, from issue identification through fleet implementation
• Lead design updates and validation of chassis components
• Partner with suppliers to implement robust corrective actions and drive improvements in part reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability
• Author Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Change Actions (CA), and develop and execute validation test plans for subsystem-level changes
• Lead fleet trials and data analysis to ensure implemented changes deliver long-term durability and performance improvements
• Provide technical leadership in retrofit campaigns, installation trials, and complex failure triage in the field
• Mentor and guide junior engineers or technicians on best practices in sustaining engineering and failure analysis
• Drive continuous improvement based on fleet data, technician feedback, and reliability metrics

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline); MS preferred
• 6–8 years of demonstrated experience in chassis, powertrain, or mechanical systems engineering within a product design and manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to deliver subsystem-level corrective actions that improved reliability and serviceability of complex mechanical products (EV or automotive preferred)
• Deep knowledge of mechanical design principles and a wide range of manufacturing/fabrication processes
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (CATIA strongly preferred)
• Experience with DFMEA, root cause analysis, and product/process validation
• Strong documentation and communication skills; proven ability to lead cross-functional reviews
• Ability to work autonomously to manage multiple projects with competing priorities
• Experience with EV platforms, autonomous vehicles, or advanced mobility systems strongly preferred

Salary Range:

• $100,000 - $115,000
• 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 

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