Electrical Engineer II - Communications

At OTTO, we don’t just manufacture products—we engineer mission-critical solutions with precision and pride. Our Communications Division designs and manufactures ruggedized, application-specific communication systems built to perform when failure isn’t an option, serving the military, law enforcement, public safety, and industrial customers worldwide. As a core value, we focus on delivering for our customers through innovative technology, superior quality, value, and responsiveness.

Employees are our greatest asset, which is why we share our company’s profits to celebrate our collective success. As a privately-owned company, we are proud to invest significantly in our community and in our own growth, focusing on long-term business success.

About the role

Join a team where your engineering talent directly supports the people who protect and serve. At OTTO Engineering, you’ll help create rugged, reliable, and innovative communications and power-management products used by Public Safety professionals and Military teams around the world. You’ll design advanced circuitry for our communications and power-management products, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Pay

Target base salary hiring range: $80,000 to $95,000, based on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

• Profit Sharing Bonus — Distributed to employees twice a year at the discretion of the company.
• Vacation: 80 hours — earned on the anniversary date.
• 10 paid holidays
• Medical Insurance:
  • HMO Plan
  • Standard PPO Plan
  • Enhanced PPO Plan
  • High Deductible 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
• Company picnic
• Holiday party
• Numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year