Firmware Engineering Manager
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · Pullman, WA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $145k–$214k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (industrial) in Pullman, WA.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Automation
- Base pay
- $145k–$214k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Washington: typical posted base $103k–$145k. This one lists $145k–$214k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 39 manufacturing engineer openings in Washington, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Washington plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 38 other live manufacturing postings in Washington.
- Base pay
- About 55% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 3+)
Typical $100k–$131k, from 19 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 62%
- Root cause 49%
- ✓ Automation 38%
- Lean 31%
- New product launch 31%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman
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Full description from Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required Qualifications
- ✓B.S. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- ✓8+ years of engineering or management experience in embedded Linux/RTOS firmware development using C/C++
- ✓Demonstrated ability to design/produce/support successful products/processes
- ✓Strong desire to develop employees and lead projects
- ✓Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and mentor others
- ✓Ability to rapidly learn new skills and assume new
responsibilities
- ◆Strong writing, technical documentation and speaking
- ◆Background check results satisfactory to SEL
- ◆Negative drug test result(s)
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Supervisory experience or training
- ✓Strong project management knowledge and skills
- ✓Experience with the following tools:
- ✓Software development tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.)
- ✓Source control (Git, Mercurial, etc.)
- ✓Test automation & scripting (GoogleTest, Ctest, Behave, Python Unittest, Bash, etc.)
- ✓Modern communications protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc.)
- ✓Cybersecurity best practices (CVE analysis, threat modeling, etc.)
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
- ✓We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
- ✓We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- ✓We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
- ✓We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
- ✓Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.
Pay Range Data
We anticipate filling this position as an Engineering Manager I $145,000 - $214,000 per year. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title on job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.
Communication with Applicants
We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com .
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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) designs, manufactures, and installs world-class products and solutions for use in critical infrastructure, making electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. SEL is hiring a Firmware Engineering Manager for our R&D Communications product group. In this role, you will develop and support our Satellite Synchronized Network Clocks and Precise Time product line.
As a Firmware Engineering Manager, a typical day may include the following:
Serving as technical lead on complex embedded Linux firmware projects. Performing management activities to attract, hire, supervise, and develop individual contributors to meet the goals of the group. Managing and breaking down a backlog of tasks for the team. Creating and maintaining internal design documentation. Writing test plans and developing test procedures. Preparing design and system level specifications. Participating or moderating peer reviews of designs, documentation and test plans. Providing and maintaining accurate project plans and labor estimates. Working closely with product managers on new product concepts, enhancements and long-term strategy. Engaging with cross-discipline teams to deliver world-class products for critical infrastructure. Modeling, teaching, and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles. Understanding. Creating. Simplifying. Other duties as assigned.
This job may be a good fit if you…
- •are passionate about designing firmware for embedded Linux/RTOS systems.
- •enjoy solving difficult problems with efficient and creative solutions.
- •have experience from web development, database systems, all the way down to kernel drivers.
- •are knowledgeable in networking/Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and precise timing technologies such as PTP (IEEE 1588) and IRIG-B.
- •want a career making electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.