Milwaukee Electric Tool

Sr Project Leader - Embedded Firmware

Milwaukee Electric Tool • $110K — $130K *
Brookfield, WI 53045In-Person
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of engineering experience, ideally in systems engineering or embedded firmware.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required.
  • Strong results-driven mindset focused on deadlines and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with embedded systems, including programming in C/C++ and understanding RTOS.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and principles in project management.
  • Ability to create and manage test plans and specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple engineering projects, ensuring alignment between technical oversight and business requirements.
  • Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and higher management regarding project status and summaries.
  • Develop electronic platforms that align with performance, cost, and manufacturing needs.
  • Identify risks within projects and deploy strategies for risk mitigation.
  • Facilitate project meetings, document outcomes, and ensure team accountability for deliverables.
  • Encourage collaboration among team members to meet project milestones, focusing on project cost and performance.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
  • Generous 401(k) savings plan.
  • Education assistance for further learning.
  • On-site wellness programs and fitness center access.
  • Free food and coffee services on-site.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

A Systems Engineering Project Leader is responsible for managing multiple engineering projects that have interdependencies across other projects as well as multiple business units and stakeholders. Individuals in this position will provide project management and necessary technical oversight to ensure successful and timely implementation of projects. This role will specifically support the development and lifecycle management of our embedded firmware assets. In this role, you will act as the vital bridge between firmware development, systems engineering and new product development.

You'll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:
  • Provides leadership over multiple moderate to highly complexity projects. Provides direction, guidance and engineering oversight to team members.
  • Ensure effective communication with cross functional team as well as management team. This includes daily team communications as well as high level project summaries.
  • Drive development of electronic platforms that meet functionality, performance and platform reusability needs while fulfilling cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.
  • Timely and appropriate escalation of project or team developments or issues
  • Identify project risks and implements risk reduction plans.
  • Consistently visualizes entire scope and interdependencies of a project with little guidance.
  • Schedules, develops agendas, facilitates and documents project meetings and program reviews.
  • Frame up technical tradeoff discussions with Marketing and other cross function team members.
  • Exercise effective scheduling development work to meet overall project milestones. Reviews work breakdown structure of engineers and other project team members against higher level deliverables and schedule.
  • Ensure effective communication with management team up to VP and SVP with ability to tailor the message to the audience.
  • Motivate cross functional team to work toward, and accomplish, project objectives. Maintain focus of project team on cost, performance, and schedule.
  • Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, although will provide input for performance appraisals for Engineering and cross functional project team members. Also oversees day-to-day activities of project team members.


What TOOLS you'll bring with you:
  • Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Results driven and deadline orientated. Ability to handle fast paced, and agile culture. Ability to adapt to constant change and competing priorities.
  • Thrive in a collaborative work environment. Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships, influence and educate internal team members.
  • Comfortable with Systems Engineering principles, especially as it pertains to the architecting of an ecosystem of individual elements
  • Core understanding of embedded concepts: C/C++ development, Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), microcontrollers, and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, BLE, Wi-Fi).
  • Capable of Facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings tailored for combined hardware/software lifecycles.
  • High proficiency in C, C++
  • Understanding of Agile and hybrid project management methodologies
  • Ability to support the drafting of comprehensive test plans and specifications.
  • Ability to travel internationally (5-10% travel).
  • undefinedOther TOOLS we prefer you to have:Master's degree in Computer / Electrical EngineeringFormal project management training (PMP).Experience with Connected/ IoT products and ecosystems Consumer electronics project experience. Exposure to wired and wireless connectivity principles. Experience developing connected products partnered with software or APP developmentCertified Scrum Master (CSM), or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).We provide these great perks and benefits:Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans. Generous 401 (K) savings plan. Education assistance. On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.


About Milwaukee Electric Tool

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is a leading manufacturer and marketer of heavy-duty, portable electric power tools and accessories for professional users worldwide. Since its founding in 1924, Milwaukee has focused on a single vision: To produce the best heavy-duty electric power tools and accessories available to the professional user. Today, the Milwaukee name stands for the highest quality, durable and reliable professional tools money can buy.
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Size
3,500 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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