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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Communications

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

OTTO's opportunity :

Our Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the design and development of both plastic and metal piece parts that go into our electro-mechanical assemblies. Responsible for the 3D layout, analysis, internal prototyping, and related documentation. This position will work with our vertically integrated teams consisting of in-house molding, stamping, CNC machining, manufacturing, and quality test lab.

Note : The Senior Mechanical Engineer opportunity has the option to work at either our corporate headquarters in Carpentersville or at our Chicago-based location (with periodic visits to Carpentersville).

Specifically, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will :

Establish design concepts and develop performance specifications for both plastic and metal parts including finished assemblies utilizing PTC Creo

Perform mold flow and FEA analysis as needed

Prepare drawings, BOM's ECN's, and other documents as required

Coordinate activities affecting internal departments, vendors, and customers as required

Support production and quality control in solving design and process related problems on existing products

Maintain a thorough understanding of engineering principles which can be utilized to develop products to ensure predictable and reliable performance

Use of Engineering 3D printer to make prototype parts for evaluation

Assist with other related duties as required or assigned

What you'll need to bring to the table :

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Minimum of 5 years of experience in 3D modeling, preferably in PTC Creo

Strong oral and written communication skills

Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment

Organized and detailed

Ability to effectively work on multiple projects

Team player

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 : $95,000 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 : 120 hours - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.

OTTO's Benefits : Health :

Medical Insurance-

HMO Plan

Standard PPO Plan

Enhanced PPO Plan

High Deducible PPO Plan

FSA, LFSA, and HSA

Dental Insurance-

Base Plan

Buy-Up Plan

Vision Insurance

401(k) with a company match

Life insurance : Life / AD&D

Voluntary Life / AD&D

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

10 paid 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 :

OTTO Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer : Disability / Veteran

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