Lead Firmware Test Engineer – Embedded Systems

TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness facilities

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool seeks a Firmware Test Engineering Manager to lead test strategies for firmware across mid to high complexity. You will guide a medium-size team of engineers and partner with hardware design and cross-functional groups to translate requirements into testable plans.

You will drive agile processes, advance automated testing and CI/CD, and communicate risks and milestones to senior leadership. A strong embedded systems background is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of verification/validation testing, hardware in the loop (HIL) testing, embedded systems or PCBA design.
• Ability to read schematics and data sheets; understand interaction of firmware and electronics.
• Proficient with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, e-loads, data acquisition systems, multimeters, power analyzers).
• Experience with National Instruments hardware, Test Stand, and LabVIEW for automated testing.
• Experience using Python, C#, or C/C++ to create automated tests.
• Leadership across the software/hardware development lifecycle.
• 3+ years of leadership or project management experience.
• Familiar with configuration management, defect tracking and peer reviews.
• DevOps, automated testing, CI/CD experience.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, independent judgment, and communication.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Exposure to bare-metal firmware design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, execution, and troubleshooting of test procedures for firmware features and subsystems.
• Lead the design, review, and refinement of engineering requirements for test needs.
• Lead peer-review of test designs and automation; develop test plans for firmware delivery.
• Lead agile project teams through the new product development process.
• Drive continuous improvement of test development and CI/CD adoption.
• Champion experiments using simulations to draw concise conclusions from data.
• Frame risks and opportunities to senior leadership; communicate across teams.
• Drive urgency in schedules and ensure adherence to Milwaukee Tool processes.

Skills

Verification/validation testing

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing

Embedded systems

PCBA design

Schematics & datasheets

Digital circuits understanding

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power supplies

Data acquisition systems

Multimeters

Power analyzers

NI hardware

Test Stand

LabVIEW

Python

C#

C/C++

Software development lifecycle

Leadership

Project management

Version control

DevOps

CI/CD

Testing methodologies

Problem solving

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power supplies

e-loads

Data acquisition systems

Multimeters

Power analyzers

NI hardware

Test Stand

LabVIEW

Python

C#

C/C++

Job description

Milwaukee Tool seeks a Firmware Test Engineering Manager to lead test strategies for firmware across mid to high complexity. You will guide a medium-size team of engineers and partner with hardware design and cross-functional groups to translate requirements into testable plans.

You will drive agile processes, advance automated testing and CI/CD, and communicate risks and milestones to senior leadership. A strong embedded systems background is required.