Principal Hardware Engineer

Come build for the future. For over 75 years the Sub-Zero Group has maintained a legacy of innovation, quality, and commitment to the customer as a family held company. As the leader in the luxury appliance industry, this legacy continues to grow as we build upon new technological innovations that can serve our customers. Our in-house software and hardware teams bring the heart of our appliances to life and build the experiences that add depth and soul to each of our products. With access to brand new facilities and technology, continuous training and development, and support to grow in excellence we will continue to invest in you and your career.

Located in Madison, WI - ranked #1 place to live in the US by Livability.com. Nestled in between two lakes and near the natural driftless region, you'll experience incredible outdoor and fitness resources as well as a great restaurant and sports scene. With the Sub-Zero Group campus located adjacent to bike paths, and easy to access via multiple thoroughfares, you'll find an easy commute for your in-office days available whatever your preferred transportation mode!

Our embedded hardware engineers craft and innovate on truly unique complex controls platforms. As our Principal Hardware Engineer you will be responsible for helping set the bar for our ever-improving software design cycle in a quest for world-class excellence. Specialized near term efforts include a greenfield approach to IoT manufacturing. Additionally, you'll work alongside other talented software engineers to coordinate and develop multiple software platforms employed in various appliances across all three of our brands. This includes requirements development and management, team coding, process growth, and continuing to build on our automated test platforms. You'll work with internal customers from a wide variety of disciplines alongside your teammates to support other teams and engineers. This role enjoys a hybrid in-office model and the flexibility to allow you to enjoy a great life balance.

You will build for the future by:

• Set the pace in the designing, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting embedded electronics.
• Employ modern practices in hardware development and Agile/Scrum team development
• Develop and refine engineering requirements based on marketing and user needs.
• Peer-review designs and test systems.
• Make recommendations to improve team and product scalability, efficiency, and stability.
• Have your voice heard on technology opportunities, architecture definitions, and reusability strategies.
• Identify and escalate business risks and opportunities to leadership
• Work on advanced technologies including AI, ML, and IoT
• Contribute to unit, system, and automated platform test strategies
• Influence business strategy and development approaches

What we are looking for from you:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience with embedded controls design
• 5+ years of SMT manufacturing experience
• 3+ years of leadership, teaching or mentoring experience
• Experience developing complex embedded platform designs.
• SMT manufacturing and test systems development experience
• Expert level hardware component and schematic design, and a firm grasp of the interactions between firmware and electronic components
• Establish and grow processes and technical methods of hardware development
• Develop detailed architectural and design documentation
• Endpoint and regression testing and test development
• Evaluate 3rd party work and processes for compliance with internal standards
• Support lab and engineering personnel in organization
• Provide test standards for internal labs and end-of-line equipment
• Assist Test Engineering personnel in production environment
• Carefully balance between timeline and requirements delivery
• Ability to innovate for the long term

We value our employee by providing

• Hybrid office work.
• Excellent health, dental and vision plans.
• Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing.
• On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths,
• Education assistance and internal training programs.
• Electric vehicle charging.
• Apply to learn more about our incredible benefits!

As a member of the Corporate Controls team, you are valued as an integral part of a tightly knit team. Our team is built upon comradery, investment in one another, trust, and a pursuit of innovation. We are continually looking for the best way to grow ourselves, our designs, and the technology we can offer our consumers. Together, we support one another's aspirations inside and outside of the office and are committed to striving toward excellence in all we do. Let's build our future