Sustaining Electrical Engineer - Communications

at OTTO Engineering in Carpentersville, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Sustaining Electrical Engineer

OTTO – designed, manufactured and precision tested, right here in the USA.

OTTO’s opportunity:

Our Sustaining Electrical Engineer will support the electrical designs for fielded products at OTTO Engineering. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and implementing resolution for factory and field returns. You will participate in circuit design to modify existing products. You will support the operations team by resolving component obsolescence issues and qualifying production first articles. You’ll be working as part of a collaborative, and highly capable team to support and sustain communications and situational awareness products for public safety and military applications.

Specifically, the Sustaining Electrical Engineer will:

+ Develop (document, design, test, support) solutions to product design defects including circuit re-design, and component changes

+ Review legacy BOMs/components for accuracy & consistency between Altium library, PLM databases, and component prints

+ Collaborate across the Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, and Quality teams

+ Triage, troubleshoot, and diagnose products to root cause

+ Qualify production supplier changes by developing and executing verification tests

+ Collaborate with suppliers, and update technical documentation

+ Author technical documentation such as test plans and reports, rework instructions, schematics, layout, and BOMs

+ Collaborate with supply chain to resolve component obsolescence issues

+ Document and present findings to the greater engineering team

+ Develop non-production test and debugging tools (test boards, test boxes, cables, etc.)

+ Create Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)

+ Participate in DFMEAs and Design Reviews

+ Assists with other related duties as required or assigned

What you’ll need to bring to the table:

+ We are looking for: BSEE, BSEET, or equivalent

+ 5+ years of directly related work experience (Design or Sustaining Engineering)

+ Prior experience in consumer, audio, or portable (battery operated) Electronics

+ Passion for sustaining electronics in the production lifecycle phase

+ Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (Altium is a plus)

+ Demonstrated ability to debug to root cause electrical issues

+ Problem Solving and Electrical Engineering fundamentals

+ Familiarity with common PLM software or other ERP systems/databases.

+ Detail oriented, methodical, and creative problem solver

+ Good Communication and Collaboration skills

+ Embedded computing knowledge is a plus

OTTO’s Benefits:

+ Medical Insurance

+ Dental Insurance

+ Vision Insurance

+ 401(k) with a company match

+ Tuition Assistance

+ Life Insurance Benefits

+ Competitive Pay

+ Profit Sharing Bonus

+ Paid Vacation and Holidays

+ Company Picnic

+ Holiday Party

+ AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!

To review all of OTTO’s available opportunities,

please visit our career page by clicking on the link below:

https://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/

OTTO Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran

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