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Firmware Engineer

Sterling Engineering
Milwaukee, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 5/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/20/2026
Position: Firmware Engineer (C/C Firmware)

Location: Milwaukee area, WI 53172 (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Type: Full time permanent direct hire role - No C2C | No Sponsorship available

Salary Range $95K - $140K Bonus and Benefits

I am looking for a true, embedded engineer with electrical engineering degree and experience in Embedded Systems and design for firmware. This is a hands-on firmware role supporting microprocessor-based control systems used in real-world infrastructure. You’ll be writing low-level C/C code, building device drivers, and working directly with hardware. This role has real engineering ownership.

In this role you will join a team to

  • Write embedded C/C firmware for low-power devices
  • Develop device drivers (GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, etc.)
  • Work directly with hardware (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
  • Support system integration, testing, and debugging
  • Collaborate with EE hardware teams

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of embedded firmware experience (C/C )
  • Strong Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering background
  • Experience with low-power microcontrollers RT systems
  • Hands-on debugging at the hardware level
  • RTOS (Zephyr, Embedded Linux) is preferred
  • Signal processing (FFT/DFT) is preferred
  • Communications (Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi) is preferred

If you’ve written firmware that talks to hardware — we should talk.

Overview: Sterling Engineering / Staffing has a rich history of delivering top talent to our clients. We are a nationwide Staffing Firm that has been in business for over 57 years. With over 200 current active clients, with 500 positions in play, Sterling works within Automation, Energy, Facilities, Information Technology, Food, Logistics / Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Packaging, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering and R&D industries.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Salary : $95,000 - $140,000

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