Principal Firmware Test Engineers

Principal Firmware Engineer
Job Description:

Principal Firmware Test Engineers- Battery & Charger Development

Brookfield, WI (53005)

Job Duties

• Serve as a technical lead in the development and execution of test strategies for new firmware architectures, applications, components, and libraries to ensure on-time delivery and requirements are met.

• Lead the design, development, execution, and troubleshooting efforts for test procedures related to firmware features, applications, and subsystems of mid to high level complexity.

• Lead the design, review, and refinement of engineering requirements for test needs.

• Lead peer-review of test designs and automation.

• Develop test plans and drive consensus to enable the delivery of firmware that meets all requirements by testing.

• Lead agile project teams through the new product development process. May manage project team members.

• Drive continuous improvement efforts of test development.

• Champion experiments using simulations and other methods to draw concise, logical conclusions by analyzing data.

• Use agile methods to break down tasks, assign work, provide estimates, drive critical milestones, and track progress to ensure adherence to schedule and Milwaukee Tool's processes.

• Lead technical meetings, develop, and give formal technical presentations. Lead a team of engineers to support the testing of embedded systems.

• 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 a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members.

• Drive urgency in project schedules and accountability for establishing and achieving key project metrics that meet the organization's needs.

Job Requirements

Master's or equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering field and 5 years of relevant experience as an Engineer or related; OR Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering field and 7 years of relevant experience as an Engineer or related.

Experience must include:

• Verification/validation testing, hardware in the loop (HIL) testing, embedded systems, or PCBA design

• Reading schematics and component data sheets, and understanding digital circuits and the interaction between firmware and electronics

• National Instrument hardware, Test Stand, or LabView

• Scripting language (Python, C , or C/C ) to create automated tests

• Leading through all aspects of the software development lifecycle.

• Battery or Charger Management Systems

• Cell Simulation and Modeling

• Test Case creation and documentation

Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.