Staff Engineer, Electronics

Kohler Co. • Kohler, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you a firmware engineer eager to advance your career with a distinguished, privately-held company? If you thrive on new product development and have a passion for pioneering innovation, this opportunity is for you. As a Staff Engineer in Electronics – Embedded Firmware, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Kitchen and Bath products, including smart home connected devices. You will collaborate with a talented, cross-functional global team dedicated to launching industry-leading products that exceed customer expectations. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving in-depth design and development, evaluating the technical feasibility of emerging concepts, and contributing valuable insights during Technical Design Reviews. This position offers the chance to bring creative ideas to life and make a lasting impact on product categories across the board.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer, or Computer Science Engineering.
• Expert level knowledge of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python.
• Demonstrated experience in firmware design and documentation practices.
• Demonstrated experience in writing firmware for applications incorporating RTOS.
• Demonstrated understanding of object oriented programming.
• Experience with wired and wireless communication protocols: RS485, BLE, WiFi, TCP/IP.
• Good understanding of Hardware including schematics and microcontroller based controls.
• Good organizational capability and high attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks in a timely fashion with minimal supervision.
• Development of firmware in a professional, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, development, verification, and maintenance of firmware to enable new Kitchen and Bath products.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop system and firmware requirements for new products. Document these requirements appropriately.
• Support the maintenance and updates for existing products throughout the product life cycle.
• Develop and document system firmware architectures.
• Write firmware for use in device control systems, user interfaces, data acquisition devices, sensor interfaces and communication modules.
• Support the verification and release to production.
• Use tools such as emulators, debuggers, oscilloscopes to debug and verify proper operation of system firmware.
• Work in a team environment to develop firmware requirements, architecture, and structure.
• Work on special projects as dictated by the needs of the department. These projects will be technical in nature.

Benefits

• We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you’ll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period.
• In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.
• We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed