Electrical Engineer III Communications

Why join OTTO Engineering?

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. 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. We are proudly American!

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead full-cycle development
• Drive design, bring-up, HW/SW integration, factory support, validation, and customer support
• Own component selection
• Specify and evaluate components for performance, reliability, and manufacturability
• Design digital systems
• Architect interface logic, sensors, peripherals, microprocessors, memory, and connectivity
• Develop audio circuitry
• Work with A/D and D/A converters, audio power amps, op-amps, and signal-chain components
• Engineer advanced analog circuits
• Filters, FETs, linear/switch-mode power supplies, battery monitoring, and charging
• Validate product performance
• Test, analyze, and document performance to meet customer and regulatory requirements
• Support existing products
• Implement updates, troubleshoot issues, and assist factory and field teams
• Create production-ready documentation
• Generate schematics (Altium), BOMs, ECNs, test plans, and specifications
• Guide PCB design
• Provide direction on routing, high-speed interfaces, impedance control, power distribution, and EMC compliance
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting
• Use oscilloscopes, DMMs, and lab equipment to debug and refine designs
• Create testing plans
• Lead performance, reliability, EMC, and failure analysis testing
• Define and execute testing
• Lead performance, reliability, EMC, and failure analysis testing
• Establish production test requirements
• Define board-level and end-of-line test strategies and select appropriate equipment
• Collaborate cross-functionally
• Work with Sales, Quality, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing Engineering
• Drive design reviews
• Participate in design reviews and DFMEAs to ensure robust, high-quality designs
• Ensure regulatory compliance
• Clock with test labs and agencies to meet industry standards
• Support project planning
• Help define timelines and ensure adherence to project schedules
• Take on evolving challenges
• Contribute to additional engineering tasks as projects grow and shift
• Aids in factory and field teams

Requirements

• Experience with Digital, analog, and audio circuit design
• SDIO, IC, SPI, RS-232, UART, JTAG, parallel/serial interfaces
• GPS, accelerometers, IMUs, speakers, microphones
• Bluetooth, USB, and related protocols
• Schematic/layout tools; Altium preferred

Skills

• Technical depth
• Initiative
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Benefits

• Shares in the companys profits
• Proudly American

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering
• License/Certification: Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred