Manufacturing Engineering Technician - Controls
OTTO Engineering · Carpentersville, IL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $52k–$67k
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at OTTO Engineering (industrial) in Carpentersville, IL. Design, build, program and debug controller boxes on in-house or purchased equipment.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- Machining, Tooling
- Base pay
- $52k–$67k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 28 other live controls postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- About 46% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $87k–$133k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 79%
- PLC 72%
- Root cause 41%
- Robotics 38%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 34%
- ✓ Team leadership 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at OTTO Engineering
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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requirements
on all respects
- ✓Make design changes to existing tooling to improve product quality and reduce cycle time
- ✓Assemble and debug mechanisms
- ✓Order purchased components for in house design mechanisms
- ✓Work with Machine Shop and outside suppliers to have component parts fabricated
- ✓Machine or modify component parts
- ✓Design, build, program and debug controller boxes on in-house or purchased equipment
- ✓Inspect and service electric and electronic control circuit and panels periodically
- ✓Disassemble, repair, or replace worn or defective parts
- ✓Assist in moving equipment
- ✓Provides support to production supervision
- ✓Adjustment of equipment to maintain quality
- ✓Identify and implement machine improvements
- ✓Assist with other related duties as required or assigned
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.
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Manufacturing Engineering Technician - 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 !
Our
Manufacturing Engineering Technician
will assist Manufacturing Engineers and Tool Development Engineers in daily activities including fixture development and troubleshooting, streamlining manufacturing processes, and special projects.
The Manufacturing Engineering Technician will
- •Establish design concept for jigs and fixtures from production drawings, piece parts, Production feedback, or Manufacturing Engineering feedback that meet or exceed the
About you - What you’ll bring to the table
- •1-2 years related experience preferred
- •Basic communication skills
- •Lift equipment up to 40 lbs.
- •Experience using machining equipment
- •Experience in basic electronics, wiring, and programming
What OTTO offers for this specific position
- •Target base salary hiring range: $52,000 to $67,000, based on
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
https://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/
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