Director Embedded Software Jobs in Madison, WI (NOW HIRING)

About Us:

Johnson Health Tech is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing fitness equipment manufacturers, delivering innovative solutions that help people live healthier lives. Through our award-winning portfolio of commercial and residential brands, we serve customers in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Mission Statement:

To delight and excite our customers through truly innovative products, unsurpassed quality, and best-in-class customer experience provided by a world-class organization.

Position Overview:

We are open to hiring this role at the Electrical Project Engineer II or Senior Electrical Project Engineer level, based on the selected candidate’s experience and technical depth. Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, this position serves as the engineering lead and liaison among Product Managers, North American Mechanical Engineers, business units, and our Global Electrical Engineering team.

You will manage multiple projects through Johnson Health Tech’s Key Component, Digital Product, and New Product Development processes, with responsibility for schedules, cost, specifications, electrical systems and hardware design, software development coordination, and stakeholder communication. This is a highly visible, non-supervisory role for an engineer who is motivated to drive product improvement and excellence throughout the development process.

This role contributes to Johnson Health Tech’s success by connecting global engineering teams, translating business needs into actionable technical work, and helping deliver innovative, high-quality products that support healthier lives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the communication lead between Electrical Engineering teams in North America and Asia.
• Act as a technical resource by providing design feedback, technical analysis, and troubleshooting support.
• Manage project tasks, schedules, costs, specifications, and communication across global teams.
• Lead and participate in design reviews through the Key Component, Digital Product, and New Product Development processes.
• Evaluate designs and support prototype testing to identify risks, resolve issues, and improve product performance.
• Translate marketing and product requirements into clear, actionable technical tasks for the R&D team.
• Coordinate electrical system and hardware design activities, including collaboration related to software development.
• Communicate regularly with overseas teams, occasionally outside standard office hours.
• Travel internationally approximately two to four times per year to facilities in Taiwan and/or China.

Marginal Job Functions:

• Other projects as needed.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• At least four years of professional experience in electrical hardware design, engineering project management, or a closely related field; additional relevant experience and demonstrated scope are expected for consideration at the senior level.
• Technical project management and hands-on troubleshooting experience.
• At least two years of design experience with embedded hardware, or at least two years of design experience with AC/DC motors, generators, and drive systems.
• Experience with PCB layout.
• Basic knowledge of EMC/EMI and motor control or control theory.
• Ability to travel internationally approximately two to four times per year and participate in occasional early-morning or evening communication with overseas teams.

What Will Help You Stand Out:

• Well-rounded engineering experience across analog and digital hardware design, embedded controllers, motor control, digital communications, and system connectivity.
• Experience leading complex technical projects or cross-functional engineering initiatives from concept through product development.
• Demonstrated ability to influence global stakeholders and provide technical direction without direct supervisory authority.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical ideas to varied audiences.
• Self-directed, collaborative, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking a hands-on approach to problem-solving.

Physical Requirements, Work Environment, and Travel:

This position is based at Johnson Health Tech North America headquarters in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, and operates in a typical office and engineering environment with usually moderate noise levels. This position is 100% onsite. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle or touch objects, tools, or controls; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, reach above the shoulders, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. 

International travel is expected approximately two to five times per year, and occasional early-morning or evening communication with overseas teams is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Benefits & Perks:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• FSA and HSA options
• Employee product discounts, wellness resources, and employee assistance programs