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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. \nAs a core value, we focus on delivering for our customers through innovative technology, superior quality, value, and responsiveness … as a result, our growth continues! \nEmployees are our greatest asset, which is why we share our company’s profits to celebrate our collective success. \nAs a privately-owned company, we are proud to invest significantly in our community and in our own growth, focusing on long-term business success.\nWe are proudly American!\nYou’ll love ourEngineering Team!\nJoin 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.\nSpecifically, we are seeking experience with …\nOp-amps, filters, transistor circuits, codecs, and power supplies\nDigital and microprocessor design \nPortable/battery-powered product\nCompliance exposure; EMC, ESD, UL/ATEX/FM Intrinsically Safe\nSchematic entry proficiency; Altium experience a plus\nAs ourElectrical Engineer II you 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%.\nThe Electrical Engineer II will:\nDesign and prototype circuits - Develop analog and digital circuitry, build prototypes, and validate performance against demanding specs.\nSelect and specify components - Make informed choices that balance performance, reliability, and manufacturability.\nCreate production documentation - Generate schematics, BOMs, and guide PCB layout to ensure robust, scalable designs.\nTest and verify product performance - Evaluate, document, and refine designs to meet customer and regulatory requirements.\nSupport technical sales - Provide engineering insight that helps customers understand and adopt our solutions.\nDefine and validate production tests - Establish test requirements and collaborate with Production to qualify test equipment.\nSustain and improve existing products - Troubleshoot issues, enhance reliability, and support continuous improvement.\nCollaborate across teams - Work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Sales to drive successful product outcomes.\nMaintain engineering records - Keep schematics, BOMs, ECNs, drawings, and layouts accurate and up to date.\nTake on evolving challenges - Contribute to additional engineering tasks as projects grow and shift.\nAssist with other related duties as required or assigned\nAbout you - What you’ll bring to the table:\nBSEE degree\nU.S. Citizen\n2+ years of product-development experience - Hands-on involvement from concept through production.\nStrong analog/audio design skills - Op-amps, filters, transistor circuits, codecs, power supplies, etc.\nDigital and microprocessor design experience\nPortable/battery- powered product experience (preferred)\nSchematic entry proficiency - Altium experience a plus.\n Embedded coding familiarity (bonus)\nCompliance exposure - EMC, ESD, UL/ATEX/FM Intrinsically Safe experience a plus.\nMicrosoft Office proficiency\nStrong work discipline - Self-motivated, proactive, communicates clearly, meets commitments.\nDetail-driven problem solving - Critical thinker with a results-oriented mindset.\nExcellent communication skills - Clear, confident written and verbal communication.\nWhat OTTO offers for this specific position:\nThe 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.\nTarget base salary hiring range: $80,000 to $95,000, based on qualifications and experience.\nProfit 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.\nVacation: 80 hours - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.\nOTTO’s Benefits:\nHealth:\nMedical Insurance-\nHMO Plan\nStandard PPO Plan\nEnhanced PPO Plan\nHigh Deducible PPO Plan\nFSA, LFSA, and HSA\nDental Insurance-\nBase Plan\nBuy-Up Plan\nVision Insurance\n401(k) with a company match\nLife insurance:\nLife/AD&D\nVoluntary Life/AD&D\nShort-Term Disability\nLong-Term Disability\n10 paid holidays\nCompany picnic\nHoliday party\nAND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!\nTo review all of OTTO’s available opportunities,\nplease visit our career page by clicking on the link below:\nhttps://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/\nOTTO Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran\nFederal Notices\nFederal EEOC - Know Your Rights\nNLRB Notice\nE-Verify\nRequest for Assistance /ReasonableAccommodation:\nIf you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the online application process. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability.\nIf you need an alternative method for applying, please contact OTTO Engineering via telephone at 847-428-7171\nor email at HRDepartment @ ottoexcellence.com\nThese contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for accommodation requests; please do not inquire as to the status of an application.\nOTTO Engineering does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters, agencies, or similar organizations; any submissions will not be honored.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6703,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Dental insurance","Health insurance","Life insurance","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T18:41:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":85,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.854,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":95000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/otto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/otto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T07:00:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10528,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3198167},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3198167"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fotto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fotto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fotto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/otto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fotto-excellence-electrical-engineer-ii-communications"}]}