Software Quality Engineer II- HIL

Job Overview

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove is a leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances with a longstanding, family‑owned presence in the Madison area. Icons of design and paragons of performance and quality, we specialize in refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing for the world’s most luxurious homes. We seek team members who are driven by innovation and excellence, and who strive to serve our customers with integrity, teamwork, and accountability.

As the Embedded Software QA Lead on the Electronics and Connectivity Team, you will lead quality assurance for embedded software systems in smart appliances. Your duties include:

• Understand requirements, plan and execute software test plans and strategies, and ensure features meet quality, functionality, reliability, usability, and performance standards.
• Develop and implement comprehensive test plans for appliance‑integrated software, design and automate test cases for functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Lead test plan agreement efforts, execute deliverables, and provide comprehensive reports.
• Coordinate with software engineers to develop and support multiple software platforms across appliances.
• Collaborate on defect triage meetings, root cause analysis, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and requirements reviews.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, software engineering or related field.
• 3‑5 years proven embedded software QA experience, including Test Engineer or Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop roles.
• Hands‑on experience building test systems (I/O devices, signal conditioning, wiring/circuit schematics, test sequencers, result reporting).
• Proficiency in manual and automated testing techniques and tools.
• Programming experience in National Instruments Veri Stand, Test Stand, LabVIEW, Python, C#, or C++.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, agile methodologies (Scrum/Agile), and Dev Ops practices.
• Familiarity with build and version control systems, continuous integration/continuous deployment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Advanced proficiency with LabVIEW, Python, C#, C++, Veri Stand, and Test Stand.
• Experience leading testing for embedded systems and building test fixture design and execution.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, programmable power supplies.
• Familiarity with requirements and test case management tools such as Jama or Test Rail.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum frameworks and Dev Ops practices.

• Competitive compensation based on skills.
• Industry‑leading 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.
• Maternity and paternity leave.

This position requires a pre‑employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.