Embedded Hardware Engineer II: MCU & Systems

TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness, fitness center

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool in Brookfield, Wisconsin is seeking an Electrical Engineer 2 - Embedded Systems Hardware to design, develop, test, and validate MCU-based embedded platforms, focusing on circuit design, hardware bring-up, and robust documentation.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, systems, test, product development, and reliability teams to solve hardware and system-level challenges, while applying engineering best practices and contributing to advanced electronic solutions used across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field, with approximately 2+ years of relevant hands-on experience.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design.
• Hands-on experience designing, bringing up, testing, and troubleshooting MCU-based embedded hardware.
• Proficiency using laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and power supplies.
• Experience with schematic capture and the PCB design/layout process using ECAD tools.
• Experience applying circuit simulation and engineering analysis to guide and validate hardware designs.
• Working knowledge of MCU peripherals including GPIO, timers, ADCs, and serial communication interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to systematically troubleshoot hardware and perform root‑cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and validate MCU-based embedded hardware platforms with a focus on circuit design and hardware bring-up.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, systems, test, product development, architecture, and reliability engineers to solve hardware and system-level challenges.
• Develop embedded hardware from concept and schematic through bring-up, validation, and documentation, including test plans, procedures, and test cases.
• Design and validate MCU interface circuitry, including analog/digital conditioning, filtering, communication interfaces, control circuits, and protection circuitry.
• Understand and troubleshoot MCU peripherals and interfaces, coordinating with firmware engineers.
• Independently troubleshoot embedded hardware and system-level interactions to isolate root causes.
• Apply engineering best practices including circuit simulation, derating analysis, PCB design/layout, instrumentation, and documentation.
• Own deliverables against project schedules and communicate risks and opportunities to teams.

Skills

Analog circuits

Digital circuits

Embedded hardware

MCU peripherals

ECAD tools

Circuit simulation

Troubleshooting

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Power supplies

ECAD tools

Job description

Milwaukee Tool in Brookfield, Wisconsin is seeking an Electrical Engineer 2 - Embedded Systems Hardware to design, develop, test, and validate MCU-based embedded platforms, focusing on circuit design, hardware bring-up, and robust documentation.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, systems, test, product development, and reliability teams to solve hardware and system-level challenges, while applying engineering best practices and contributing to advanced electronic solutions used across