Milwaukee Electric Tool

Senior Project Engineer-Innovation

Milwaukee Electric Tool • $90K — $120K *
Milwaukee, WI 53215In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years in human-centered design-thinking innovation team
  • Expertise in design-thinking tools and methods
  • BS in Engineering or BA in Industrial Design preferred
  • Experience with durable product design and engineering
  • Strong mechanical and manufacturing background
  • Exceptional communication skills across all levels
  • Proven critical thinking and creativity in problem-solving

Responsibilities

  • Lead front-end innovation projects from concept to implementation
  • Infuse and advocate disruptive innovation practices across teams
  • Develop new solutions and innovations for the organization
  • Guide teams through the complete NPD design process
  • Mentor and provide feedback to enhance team output
  • Train colleagues on best practices in innovation
  • Coach team members in linking innovation to user and business insights

Benefits

  • Robust health, dental and vision insurance
  • Generous 401(k) savings plan
  • Education assistance programs
  • On-site wellness and fitness facilities
  • Food and coffee services available onsite
Full Job Description
Job Description:

As the Senior Project Engineer-Innovation you are driven by solving ambiguous problems, great at fostering creativity, and able to develop a problem-solving strategy next steps for the team to learn through the iteration of concepts. Candidates for this role are creative and have a passion to find problems and invent meaningful solutions and have done so in the past.

You'll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:
  • Front-End Innovation Leadership: Guide and influence teams both in the way of thinking and in the way of working throughout the process of Concept/Front-End Innovation project - from project scoping, problem framing, discovery and ideation, to design development, implementation and learning.
  • Infuse Disruptive Innovation Practice and Methods: Create, socialize, and nurture a toolbox of innovation practices, methods and processes; seamlessly integrate new methodologies and language used by internal teams. Advocate innovation methodologies and the value of our team capability within businesses.
  • Produce new solutions and innovations to the organization and our users
  • Define Completeness: Understand the NPD design process (deliverables, timing, pitfalls) to anticipate where work will go and guide teams to deliver appropriate and effective solutions. Outline expectations and gauge quality of work to ensure output is complete and usable.
  • Team Leadership: Provide thought leadership to the organization including:
    • Sharing constructive feedback to inspire team members to produce great work and ensure they follow through with comprehensive attention to detail
    • Mentoring team on innovation methods, process, and best practices
    • Training colleagues on standards and techniques
    • Coaching team to develop and deliver presentations, linking innovation work to user insights, brand stories, and business strategy.


What TOOLS you'll bring with you:
  • 3-5 years of experience working on a human centered design-thinking innovation team. (Masters in Design Innovation a bonus)
  • Expertise with design-thinking methods, processes, tools, & creativity.
  • BS in Engineering or BA Industrial design are preferred.
  • Experience designing & engineering durable good products
  • Inventor: Irresistible drive to invent new solutions to old problems.
  • Creativity: Original problem-solving skills coupled with a hands-on approach.
  • Irreverence: Actively challenges behavior paradigm's both internally and externally.
  • Critical Thinking: Thrives in ambiguous scenarios in which the correct direction(s) is not yet obvious. Great at gleaning meaning from whatever data is available and making decisions.
  • Intuition: Knows the most effective and efficient methodologies to meet project goals.
  • Aptitude: Possesses strong mechanical & manufacturing background to ground ideas but has a finger on the pulse of emerging technologies.
  • Communication: Up, down, and throughout the organization - speaking the lexicon of the creative, technical and the trade.
  • Time management: Skilled at planning & prioritization of tasks for oneself and the project team.
  • Cross-functionality: Works effectively with Engineering, Marketing, Industrial Design, & Design Research. Understands the strengths, value, and knows how to correctly utilize each member of the team most effectively.


We provide these great perks and benefits:
  • Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.
  • Generous 401 (K) savings plan.
  • Education assistance.
  • On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.
  • And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.


About Milwaukee Electric Tool

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is a leading manufacturer and marketer of heavy-duty, portable electric power tools and accessories for professional users worldwide. Since its founding in 1924, Milwaukee has focused on a single vision: To produce the best heavy-duty electric power tools and accessories available to the professional user. Today, the Milwaukee name stands for the highest quality, durable and reliable professional tools money can buy.
Learn more about Milwaukee Electric Tool
Size
3,500 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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