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At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success - so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions on our electrical engineering teams. 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 under the watch of this team. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities; something unique within the industry. And we’re pushing the limits in firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and the use of artificial intelligence.\nBehind our doors you’ll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.\nYear after year, our team continues to make significant breakthroughs in the industry. We’re just getting started. To learn more about our story click HERE.\nThe Principal Firmware Engineer will provide technical direction to a team 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 understand system design requirements and translate them into firmware requirements.\nYou’ll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:\nLead a small to medium size team of engineers in the designing, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of embedded electronics for a variety of projects.\nDevelop and refine engineering requirements based on marketing and user needs. \nLead design and implementation of embedded software systems using modern software engineering processes such as agile development. \nPeer-review software/firmware architecture, designs and source code. \nEstablish and execute test procedures for software applications and subsystems.\nAnalyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources.\nLead project technology investigations, system requirements definitions, architecture definitions, and reusability strategies.\nEstablish and maintain a strong awareness and database of competitive offerings, product strategies, and business climate to shape a best-in-class roadmap.\nQuickly, effectively, and candidly frame-up and escalate business risks/opportunities to senior leadership.\nEffectively communicate and motivate up, down and across the organization to diverse groups of technical and non-technical team members.\nDrive urgency and agility in project schedules and accountability for establishing and achieving key project cost and metrics that meet the organization’s needs.\nServe as a role model Milwaukee Tool’s culture while mentoring, guiding, and coaching junior Engineers.\nDevelop plans to evaluate and assess the emerging technology market space to fit/compliment Milwaukee Tool product initiatives and development.\nWhat TOOLS you’ll bring with you:\nBachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. \n7+ years of experience with embedded C/C++.\n3+ years of leadership, teaching or mentoring experience.\nKnowledge and practical experience in all software development lifecycle phases.\nExperience developing bare-metal firmware designs.\nFamiliarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer reviews. \nAbility to read schematics and component data sheets, basic understanding of digital circuits and interaction between firmware and electronics.\nDemonstrated ability using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, e-loads, and data acquisition systems. \nDemonstrated ability to lead technical discussions and tradeoffs to make recommendations on designs.\nExcellent problem-solving skills, exercises independent judgement, and works well under pressure in a dynamic environment. \nSelf-motivated, organized, efficient, and process oriented with a strong work ethic.\nExceptional verbal and written communication skills, both technical and non-technical.\nAbility to travel 10% of the time (domestic and international). \nOther TOOLS we prefer you to have:\nMaster of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. \nLeadership or project management experience. \nExperience with DevOps, automated testing, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).\nExperience collaborating cross-functionally outside of your core discipline.\nExperience with supply chain considerations, such as sourcing, manufacturing, test, and distribution.\nWorking knowledge of with battery, drive, and motor systems.\nUse modeling tools such as MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow.\nExperience with auto code generation.\nExperience with a microcontroller RTOS.\nExperience with three phase motor control applications.\nWe provide these great perks and benefits:\nRobust health, dental and vision insurance plans.\nGenerous 401 (K) savings plan.\nEducation assistance.\nOn-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.\nAnd many more, check out our benefits site 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