Firmware Engineer II

About the role

At Milwaukee Tool, our Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power solutions changing the lives of our users. Every developmental phase of these critical components happens in-house. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities, including firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

As a Firmware Engineer II, you will collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams locally and globally, participate in the new product development process, and support deliverables at key milestones.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, test, and troubleshoot embedded systems, including application functions and libraries for real-time applications and low to mid-level complexity projects.
• Develop and execute test plans and procedures for firmware applications and subsystems.
• Use laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and data acquisition systems.
• Conduct experiments, perform simulations, and draw concise, logical conclusions by analyzing data.
• Track projects to ensure adherence to schedule and communicate status updates to other teams and mid-level management.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching to junior engineers while role-modeling Milwaukee Tool’s culture.
• Work with component suppliers and manufacturers for proper component selection on existing projects and provide input into future product needs.
• Schedule, develop agendas for, facilitate, and document technical meetings and formal presentations.
• Acquire knowledge and maintain an understanding of Milwaukee Tool’s development and manufacturing processes to effectively and efficiently mass produce power tools.
• Design and qualify new solutions to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, CEC, CE, and ANSI.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience with embedded C/C++ or a comparable programming language for embedded systems.
• Experience with one or more of the following: DevOps, automated testing (LabView), continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), hardware in the loop (HIL), unit testing, structural testing methodologies, National Instrument hardware, and TestStand.
• Experience with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer reviews.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, exercises independent judgement, and works well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated, organized, efficient, process-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Exceptional verbal and writing skills.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time (domestic and international).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with CAD tools, particularly those relevant to electrical/PCB design.
• “Bare metal” C/C++ programming experience outside of an OS/RTOS.
• Experience developing bare-metal firmware designs for real-time applications.

Benefits

• Robust health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401(k) savings plan.
• Education assistance.
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.