Principal Firmware Engineer - Firmware Lead

Milwaukee Tool•Brookfield, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Firmware Engineer will provide technical direction to product development and advanced research teams in the design of new firmware architectures, applications, and libraries to ensure on-time delivery and requirements are met. You will interface with cross-functional teams to drive stakeholder needs, develop design requirements, and review proposed solutions. The Principal Firmware Engineer will be deeply embedded in the execution of product development while shaping long-term firmware development throughout the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
7+ years of experience with embedded C/C++.
2+ years of leadership, teaching or mentoring experience.
Knowledge and practical experience in all software development lifecycle phases.
Experience developing bare-metal firmware designs.
Experience with a microcontroller RTOS.
Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer reviews.
Ability to read schematics and component data sheets, basic understanding of digital circuits and interaction between firmware and electronics.
Demonstrated ability using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, e-loads, and data acquisition systems.
Excellent problem-solving skills, exercises independent judgement, and works well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
Self-motivated, organized, efficient, and process oriented with a strong work ethic.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, both technical and non-technical.
Ability to travel 10% of the time (domestic and international).

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Leadership or project management experience.
Experience with DevOps, automated testing, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).
Experience collaborating cross-functionally outside of your core discipline.
Experience with supply chain considerations, such as sourcing, manufacturing, test, and distribution.
Working knowledge of with battery, drive, and motor systems.
Use modeling tools such as MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow.
Experience with three phase motor control applications.

Responsibilities

Develop and refine engineering requirements based on marketing and user needs.
Lead design and implementation of embedded software systems using modern software engineering processes such as agile development.
Peer-review software/firmware designs and source code.
Establish and execute test procedures for embedded applications and subsystems.
Support maintenance and integration of new features on existing firmware solutions
Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources.
Champion technology investigations including system requirements, architecture definitions, and reusability strategies.
Quickly, effectively, and candidly frame-up and escalate business risks/opportunities to senior leadership.
Effectively communicate and motivate up, down and across the organization to diverse groups of technical and non-technical team members.
Drive agile planning urgency in delivering firmware features, functions, and platforms to achieve key project goals and organizational needs.
Evaluate and assess the emerging technology market space to fit/compliment Milwaukee Tool product initiatives and development.
Mentor young engineers in developing requirements, implementing, and validating firmware for embedded systems