Brake Performance Engineer

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.
Brake Performance Engineer
In this role, you will:
Develop brake performance and braking comfort
Test and develop the harmonious interaction between brake and drivetrain actuators
Develop & track metrics and targets for vehicle-level performance
Pass down requirements to systems and components
Develop and refine testing methodologies to improve accuracy and efficiency
Support simulation development to predict vehicle performance
Implement innovative technical concepts and solutions that enable optimal brake performance
Execute vehicle validation
Lead data analysis and issue resolution
Monitor fleet performance via dashboards
Lead and report on FMVSS-related testing
What you'll need:
B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Automotive Engineering and 5-8 years of automotive or related brake development and vehicle testing experience
Excellent understanding of hydraulic braking system and/or electro mechanical braking systems including controllers and stability functions
Familiarity with vehicle dynamics on different surface conditions
Ability to test in vehicle at or near the physical limits of the vehicle
Experience in vehicle-level and bench level brake integration
Hands-on experience with vehicles, instrumentation, and data acquisition
Familiarity with FMVSS related braking tests
Willingness to frequently travel within the continental US (within CA, AZ, MI, OH, MN
Experience with brake performance tools and software (e.g CANalyzer, INCA, MDA, MATLAB/Simulink, Racelogic Vbox)
Experience with ticket systems
Salary Range: $115,000-$130,000/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
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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