{"id":1975133,"url":"https://alion.io/job/matchtech-principal-chassis-engineer-suspensionsteering","title":"Principal Chassis Engineer -Suspension/Steering","company":{"id":2073484,"name":"Matchtech","domain":"matchtech.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United 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