Embedded Firmware Design Engineer

Embedded Firmware Design Engineer

Location: Ripon, Wisconsin (relocation compensation provided)

Work Model: Hybrid - 3 to 4 days onsite per week

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Department: Product Development / Engineering

Salary Range: $82,000 - $103,000

Travel: Occasional, approximately 10%

Company Summary

Our client is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment, headquartered in Ripon, Wisconsin, with over 115 years of industry leadership and a global footprint spanning approximately 150 countries. The company operates a portfolio of premium brands serving laundromats, hotels, hospitals, universities, multi-housing facilities, and on-premises laundry operations worldwide. Recently public on the NYSE, the organization is a stable, well-capitalized industry leader with significant ongoing investment in R&D, product innovation, and U.S. manufacturing expansion.

Position Summary

The Embedded Firmware Design Engineer will write, design, and test embedded firmware for electronic controls used in commercial washing machines, washer-extractors, tumblers, and dryers. This role works within the Product Development team and partners with engineering labs, hardware engineers, manufacturing, and production teams to deliver reliable, efficient firmware on front-end control boards. The position is based in Ripon, WI and operates on a hybrid schedule with 3 to 4 days onsite each week.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop firmware in C for front-end control boards on washing machines, washer-extractors, tumblers, and dryers.
• Design and implement embedded firmware solutions to ensure reliable and efficient product functionality.
• Create detailed test specifications for embedded control systems.
• Collaborate with engineering labs to validate firmware on prototypes and production systems.
• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve firmware issues to ensure reliable product performance.
• Work hands-on with embedded system peripherals such as UART, I2C, ADC, PWM, EEPROM, and interrupt timers.
• Debug and optimize firmware to ensure efficient communication between components and peripherals.
• Author engineering change notifications (ECNs) to manage firmware updates and improvements.
• Use Git for version control and issue-tracking tools such as YouTrack for efficient resolution.
• Participate in product development meetings, feature definition sessions, and pilot builds.
• Support manufacturing and production teams by resolving firmware-related issues during production.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on firmware development experience for embedded systems.
• Strong, demonstrated proficiency in C programming for embedded environments.
• Hands-on experience with embedded peripherals: UART, I2C, ADC, PWM, EEPROM, and interrupt timers.
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and issue-tracking tools.
• Strong debugging skills and familiarity with test-driven development.
• Ability to produce clear and comprehensive technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience developing firmware for appliances, industrial controls, or consumer electronics products.
• Experience working with bare-metal microcontrollers and 8/16/32-bit MCU architectures (ARM Cortex-M, PIC, STM32, NXP, Renesas, etc.).
• Experience writing or contributing to engineering change notifications (ECNs) in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with hardware schematics, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Experience supporting pilot builds and production launches.