Senior Electrical Engineer IV - Communications

Senior Electrical Engineer IV
- 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 result,
  our growth continues
  !
• 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
  .
• We are proudly American
  !

• Product development from implementing feature requirements through production including designing for manufacturability
• Electronic circuit design of digital and analog/audio circuits with bring-up skills & integration of initial HW/SW
• Microprocessor peripheral interfaces (SDIO, I2C, SPI, RS232, Parallel and Serial/UART, JTAG)
• Sensor selection (GPS, Accelerometer, IMU, etc.) and audio (speaker & mic) interface and design
• Bluetooth, USB, and connectivity protocols

Our Senior Electrical Engineer IV will design circuitry for Communications and Power Management Products. Working on concept through production product development, as well as participate in the technical resolution of field and production issues. Prior experience in portable (battery powered) electronics, analog, audio, and digital circuitry is desired. The Senior Electrical Engineer IV should be able to work independently or be the lead engineer on a project.

Ability to electrically architect new products and mentor junior Engineers. Degree of supervision required to perform job duties should not exceed 10%.

• Key contributor in the full product development life-cycle: concept, design, bring-up, integration of initial HW/SW, factory support, test & validation, and customer support
• Create technical specifications from internal and customer product requirements
• Drive architecture, design, prototyping, and test strategy
• Lead component research, selection, and validation
• Design analog circuitry including filters, FETs, power supplies (linear and switch mode regulators), and battery monitoring & charging
• Design and optimize circuits for minimal current drain consumption to maximize battery life
• Generate schematics using Altium CAD. Provide guidance to a Printed Circuit Board Designer for routing, high speed interface, impedance matching, power routing, EMC Compliance, etc.
• Generate Engineering Documentation:
  Schematics, BOMs, ECNs, Test Plans, and Specifications
• Lead the electrical bring-up, debug, and validation of analog and digital designs
• Hands-on design, troubleshooting, optimization, simulation, using oscilloscopes, DMM’s, and other test equipment
• Define and execute performance tests, reliability tests, EMC testing, and field failure analysis
• Define requirements for circuit board level testing & test-coverage as well as of end-of-line functional product testing, including selection of test equipment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Quality, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing Engineers, to ensure timely product development and performance
• Conduct and participate in design reviews and DFMEAs
• Ensure compliance with industry standards including collaboration with test labs and regulatory agencies
• Help provide project timelines and cost estimates
• Contribute to the development…