Embedded Systems Engineer - Controls
Why should you join OTTO Engineering?
· At OTTO, we don’t just manufacture products - we engineer mission-critical solutions with precision and pride. Our Controls Division designs and manufactures high quality, comprehensive solutions that reliably perform for some of the most demanding markets in the world, serving the medical, off-highway, and military / aerospace customers with switches, grips, and joysticks.
· 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!
Specifically, we are seeking experience with …
- C/C++
- Extensive CAN experience including SAE J1939 and CANopen
- PCB/PCBA development
- Hardware, firmware, and CAN network integration
- Supporting rugged, industrial, off-highway, military, transportation, or other harsh-environment products
- External software or engineering development partners
- Developing prototypes, proof-of-concept systems, or early-stage technology demonstrations
Our Embedded Systems Engineer is responsible for the design, development, integration, and support of embedded electronic systems used in OTTO products. This role requires strong hands-on experience with embedded firmware, board-level electronics, and CAN-based communications, with particular emphasis on SAE J1939 and CANopen. The engineer will support new product development, prototype and proof-of-concept work, customer support, and complex troubleshooting across hardware, firmware, and CAN networks. This position will also serve as a key technical resource for transferring existing embedded and CAN knowledge into OTTO's future technology organization.
The Embedded Systems Engineer will:
- Design and develop embedded electronic and firmware systems for new and existing products.
- Develop embedded firmware primarily in C and C++.
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot CAN communications, including SAE J1939 and CANopen.
- Analyze CAN traffic, message timing, network behavior, and customer integration issues using CAN diagnostic tools.
- Develop and support board-level electronics, including schematics, PCB/PCBA design, processor selection, and prototyping.
- Debug complex issues across hardware, firmware, communications, and customer systems.
- Support new product development from concept and prototype through validation and production release.
- Develop proof-of-concept systems and technology demonstrations for future products, customers, and trade shows.
- Serve as a technical resource for customer CAN issues and coordinate with external software development partners when required.
- Document key system architecture, CAN implementation details, design decisions, and troubleshooting methods; mentor less-experienced engineers as needed.
- Assists with other related duties as required or assigned.
About you - What you’ll bring to the table:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- 5-10 years of embedded systems engineering experience with demonstrated senior-level technical responsibility.
- Strong hands-on embedded C and C++ development experience.
- Extensive hands-on CAN experience is required.
- Strong practical experience with SAE J1939 and CANopen is required or strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot CAN networks using protocol analyzers, bus traces, diagnostic tools, and embedded debuggers.
- Strong understanding of embedded electronics and hardware/software integration, including the ability to read and review schematics.
- Experience with PCB/PCBA development, microcontrollers/processors, and hardware debugging.
- Experience developing embedded products from architecture through production release.
- Strong system-level troubleshooting, communication, and customer-facing problem-solving skills.
What OTTO offers for this specific position:
The 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.
· Target base salary hiring range: $90,000 to $115,000, based on qualifications and experience.
· Profit 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.
· Vacation: 80 hours - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.
OTTO’s Benefits:
Health:
Medical Insurance-
o HMO Plan
o Standard PPO Plan
o Enhanced PPO Plan
o High Deducible PPO Plan
o FSA, LFSA, and HSA
Dental Insurance-
o Base Plan
o Buy-Up Plan
Vision Insurance
401(k) with a company match
Life insurance:
o Life/AD&D
o Voluntary Life/AD&D
o Short-Term Disability
o Long-Term Disability
10 paid holidays
Company picnic
Holiday party
AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!
OTTO Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting and hiring the best qualified candidates in a fair and equitable manner. To manage our applicant volume, we utilize an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) equipped with AI-driven screening capabilities which we may use to evaluate initial alignment with role requirements. These tools assist our human hiring team but do not replace human judgement. All results are reviewed by our human hiring team to ensure an objective evaluation for every candidate; no automated final decisions are made.
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