Senior Communications Electronics Engineer

OTTO Engineering, Inc.; Carpentersville (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing bonus

Vacation 120 hours

Health insurance options

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Short/Long disability

Paid holidays

Job summary

OTTO Engineering in Illinois seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer IV - Communications to lead concept‑to‑production development of ruggedized communication systems for defense and industrial customers.

The ideal candidate has a BSEE with 10+ years of experience, strong circuit design skills (digital/analog), sensor interfaces (GPS/IMU), Bluetooth and USB, SDIO/I2C/SPI, and CAD in Altium, plus EMC/ESD mitigation and solid troubleshooting and teamwork.

Qualifications

• BSEE required with 10+ years in concept-through-production product development.
• Experience with digital/analog/audio circuit design and bring‑up.
• Experience with microprocessor peripheral interfaces (SDIO, I2C, SPI, RS232, UART, JTAG).
• Knowledge of GPS, accelerometer/IMU sensors and audio interfaces.
• Strong Bluetooth, USB and connectivity protocol knowledge.
• EMC/ESD mitigation experience and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development from concept to production.
• Design for manufacturability and testability of ruggedized systems.
• Develop digital/analog circuits and sensor interfaces; integrate HW/SW.
• Implement Bluetooth, USB and other connectivity protocols.
• Collaborate across teams and communicate effectively.

Skills

Circuit design

Bluetooth tech

Microcontroller interfaces

Schematic CAD

PCB layout

EMC/ESD

Troubleshooting

Altium Designer

Teamwork

Education

BSEE

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

OTTO Engineering in Illinois seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer IV - Communications to lead concept‑to‑production development of ruggedized communication systems for defense and industrial customers.

The ideal candidate has a BSEE with 10+ years of experience, strong circuit design skills (digital/analog), sensor interfaces (GPS/IMU), Bluetooth and USB, SDIO/I2C/SPI, and CAD in Altium, plus EMC/ESD mitigation and solid troubleshooting and teamwork.