Electrical Engineer II - Communications

OTTO Engineering

$80K — $95K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSEE degree required
  • 2+ years of product development experience
  • Strong analog/audio design skills
  • Digital and microprocessor design experience
  • Experience with portable/battery-powered products preferred
  • Schematic entry proficiency; Altium experience a plus
  • Familiarity with embedded coding is a bonus
  • Compliance exposure (EMC, ESD, UL/ATEX/FM Intrinsically Safe) is a plus
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Strong work discipline and detail-oriented problem-solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and prototype circuits for communication and power-management products
  • Select and specify components balancing performance and reliability
  • Create production documentation including schematics and BOMs
  • Test and verify product performance to meet requirements
  • Support technical sales with engineering insight
  • Define and validate production tests in collaboration with Production
  • Sustain and improve existing products through troubleshooting and enhancements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product success
  • Maintain accurate engineering records of designs and changes
  • Adapt to evolving engineering challenges in projects

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Profit Sharing Bonus distributed biannually
  • 80 hours of paid vacation time
  • Paid holidays and company celebrations throughout the year
Full Job Description
Electrical Engineer II - Communications

Join a team where your engineering talent directly supports the people who protect and serve. At OTTO Engineering, we design and build innovative communications and power-management products used by Public Safety professionals and Military teams around the world. You'll help create rugged, reliable, and innovative products that professionals depend on every day. If you're excited by meaningful engineering challenges and the chance to build technology that truly matters, this role is a great fit.

Specifically, we are seeking experience with ...
  • Op-amps, filters, transistor circuits, codecs, and power supplies
  • Digital and microprocessor design
  • Portable/battery-powered product
  • Compliance exposure; EMC, ESD, UL/ATEX/FM Intrinsically Safe
  • Schematic entry proficiency; Altium experience a plus

As our Electrical Engineer IIyou will design advanced circuitry for our communications and power-management products. Will participate in new product design from concept to full production, tackle analog, audio, digital, and battery-powered design challenges, and help resolve technical issues in both field and manufacturing environments. This role demands initiative, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to work independently with moderate supervision. Degree of supervision required to perform job duties should not exceed 40%.

The Electrical Engineer II will:
  • Design and prototype circuits - Develop analog and digital circuitry, build prototypes, and validate performance against demanding specs.
  • Select and specify components - Make informed choices that balance performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
  • Create production documentation - Generate schematics, BOMs, and guide PCB layout to ensure robust, scalable designs.
  • Test and verify product performance - Evaluate, document, and refine designs to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
  • Support technical sales - Provide engineering insight that helps customers understand and adopt our solutions.
  • Define and validate production tests - Establish test requirements and collaborate with Production to qualify test equipment.
  • Sustain and improve existing products - Troubleshoot issues, enhance reliability, and support continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate across teams - Work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Sales to drive successful product outcomes.
  • Maintain engineering records - Keep schematics, BOMs, ECNs, drawings, and layouts accurate and up to date.
  • Take on evolving challenges - Contribute to additional engineering tasks as projects grow and shift.
  • Assist with other related duties as required or assigned

About you - What you'll bring to the table:
  • BSEE degree
  • U.S. Citizen
  • 2+ years of product-development experience - Hands-on involvement from concept through production.
  • Strong analog/audio design skills - Op-amps, filters, transistor circuits, codecs, power supplies, etc.
  • Digital and microprocessor design experience
  • Portable/battery-powered product experience (preferred)
  • Schematic entry proficiency - Altium experience a plus.
  • Embedded coding familiarity (bonus)
  • Compliance exposure - EMC, ESD, UL/ATEX/FM Intrinsically Safe experience a plus.
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Strong work discipline - Self-motivated, proactive, communicates clearly, meets commitments.
  • Detail-driven problem solving - Critical thinker with a results-oriented mindset.
  • Excellent communication skills - Clear, confident written and verbal communication.

What OTTO offers for this specific position:

The hiring range listed in this posting is what we, in good faith, anticipate relying on when confirming a base salary for this position; exceptions may be considered for highly experienced candidates with multiple years of at-level experience.
  • Target base salary hiring range: $80,000 to $95,000, based on qualifications and experience.
  • Profit Sharing Bonus - OTTO believes that it's fair to share the profits that the employees help to make; profit sharing is distributed to employees twice a year. OTTO's profit sharing plan is paid at the discretion of the company and is not a guaranteed bonus or any part of a compensation plan.
  • Vacation: 80 hours -vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.

OTTO's Benefits:

Health:

Medical Insurance-
  • HMO Plan
  • Standard PPO Plan
  • Enhanced PPO Plan
  • High Deducible PPO Plan
  • FSA, LFSA, and HSA

Dental Insurance-
  • Base Plan
  • Buy-Up Plan

Vision Insurance

401(k) with a company match

Life insurance:
  • Life/AD&D
  • Voluntary Life/AD&D
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability

10 paid holidays

Company picnic

Holiday party

AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!

To review all of OTTO's available opportunities,

please visit our career page by clicking on the link below:

https://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/

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