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Firmware Engineer II - Motor Control

Milwaukee Tool

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Brookfield, WI
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Firmware Engineer II – Motor Control collaborates with engineers and cross-functional teams and supports key milestones in new product development. The role designs and tests embedded systems and motor-control algorithms, develops firmware test plans, and contributes to product qualification and manufacturing readiness. It also provides technical guidance to junior engineers and works with suppliers on component selection.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Embedded C/C++Embedded Systems ProgrammingClosed-Loop Control TheoryDevOpsContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentHardware-in-the-Loop TestingUnit TestingSoftware Configuration ManagementDefect TrackingPeer ReviewsProblem SolvingIndependent JudgmentOrganizationProcess OrientationVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationBare-Metal C/C++Model-Based Control DevelopmentCode GenerationAutomated TestingMATLAB/SimulinkVector ControlPulse Width ModulationControl Loop TuningStability AnalysisThree-Phase Motor ControlPower ControlPower Electronics SchematicsComponent Data SheetsElectrical CADPCB Design

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Related Field2+ Years Embedded Programming Experience10% Travel

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Description:

INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES! 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.

Behind 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.

Year 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 (https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Company/Milwaukee-Story) .

The Firmware Engineer II – Motor Control will collaborate with and establish trusting relationships with engineers and cross-functional teams locally and globally. You will participate in the new product development process supporting deliverables at key milestones.

You’ll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

  • Working independently, design, prototype, test, and troubleshoot embedded systems including functions and libraries for real-time motor control applications.

  • Work to design, model, simulate, and implement advanced control algorithms independently and under the supervision of senior engineers.

  • Develop, analyze, maintain, and document control system architecture.

  • Develop and execute test plans and procedures for firmware applications and subsystems.

  • Use laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and data acquisition systems.

  • Conduct experiments, perform simulations, and draw concise, logical conclusions by analyzing data.

  • Track projects to ensure adherence to schedule and communicate status updates to other teams and mid-level management.

  • Role model Milwaukee Tool’s culture while providing technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching junior Engineers.

  • Work with component suppliers and manufacturers for proper component selection on existing projects and providing input into future product needs.

  • Schedule, develop agendas for, facilitate, and document technical meetings and formal presentations.

  • Acquire knowledge and maintain an understanding of Milwaukee Tool’s development and manufacturing processes to effectively and efficiently mass produce power tools.

  • Design and qualify new solutions to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, CEC, CE, and ANSI.

What TOOLS you’ll bring with you:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

  • 2+ years of experience with embedded C/C++ or a comparable programming language for embedded systems.

  • Working knowledge of closed loop control theory.

  • Experience with one or more of the following: DevOps, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), hardware in the loop (HIL), unit testing.

  • Experience with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer reviews.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills, exercises independent judgement and works well under pressure in a dynamic environment.

  • Self-motivated, organized, efficient, process oriented with a strong work ethic.

  • Exceptional verbal and writing skills.

  • Ability to travel 10% of the time (domestic and international).

Other TOOLS we prefer you to have:

  • “Bare metal” C/C++ programming experience outside of an OS/RTOS.

  • Familiarity with model-based control development, code generation, and automated testing utilizing design tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.

  • Working knowledge of vector control, pulse width modulation, control loop tuning, and stability analysis.

  • Familiarity with three phase motor control and/or power control applications.

  • Ability to read power electronics schematics and component data sheets.

  • Experience with CAD tools, particularly those relevant to electrical/PCB design.

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 (https://www.milwaukeetool.jobs/Benefits) .

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 828 open Firmware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$144–235K/yr602 salary ranges
  • US median$58–69/hr38 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Firmware Engineer jobs in Wisconsin and 828 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Firmware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 699 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 387 of the 828 open Firmware Engineer jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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