Electrical Engineering Manager - Battery Electronics

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.

The Electrical Engineering Manager - Battery Electronics is a part of our battery team within the Portable Power Electronics group. You will architect best in class electronics for our next generation portable power products by leading the team through battery management technology investigation, topology selection, component evaluation, design execution, and test plan development. You will effectively and efficiently deliver platform designs that lead to successful NPD project execution and mass production launch. This position will sit at our Headquarters in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

• Manage, motivate, and lead aworld class teamof electrical engineersinthe design, prototype,test,and troubleshooting ofembedded electronics hardware and firmware fora variety ofprojects.
• Mentor and coach the team in engineering best practices including task management, root cause analysis, circuit / PCB design,andPCBAmanufacturing.
• Research and engage with prospective suppliers on selection of new technology including Lithium-Ion Battery Management ASICs, microcontrollers, Power Devices, and other analog and digital ICs.
• Provide expertise and engineering support on high complexity projects.
• Demonstrate Milwaukee Tools Culture of high performance and agility by independently creating Work Breakdown Structure for your work, driving to critical milestones, and giving candid communications up and down the organization on design progress and barrier removal.
• Lead the design activities including topology and component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototype builds, and test plan development and execution.
• Use laboratory equipment to debug and develop your design with oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, spectrum analyzers, ESD/EMC, data acquisition systems, and analysis software.
• Quickly, effectively, and candidly frame-up and escalate business risks/opportunities to senior leadership.
• Effectively communicate and motivate up, down and across the organization to a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members.
• Drive urgency in project schedules and accountability for establishing and achieving key project metrics that meet the organization's needs.
• Ensure the team is given the time and resources required to succeed by creating and managing robust project roadmaps and resource plans with converged project scope.
• Develop plans to evaluate and assess the emerging technology market spaceto fit/complimentMilwaukee Toolproductinitiatives anddevelopment.
• Design and qualify new designs to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, CEC, CE, and ANSI.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in the Embedded Electronics design field including 16/32 bit microcontroller-based circuits for measurement and power control.
• 1+ years of team leadershipexperience.
• Fundamental understanding of Lithium-Ion battery management strategies and circuits as well as familiarity with component vendors in that space.
• Demonstrated design experience in power management with ultra-low power embedded hardware and firmware implementations.
• Knowledge of industry best practices for analog and digital circuit layout, schematic capture, PCB layout software, and circuit simulation.
• Must have authored firmware from scratch for a successfully launched product.
• Proven ability to create a Work Breakdown Structure, drive to completion, and communicate progress and escalate barrier removal needs to management.
• Self-motivated, organized, efficient, process oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Excellent problem-solving skills,exercises independent judgement and works well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time (domestic and international).

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Previous PCBA design experience in Lithium-Ion Battery circuits for high volume products.
• Knowledge of best practices for firmware development in C.

• 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 siteHERE.