Job Description:The Senior Project Engineer will utilize advanced test development and analysis skills to contribute to the development and qualification of power tool products. This is a hands-on position where the candidate will be required to gain an understanding in the usage and operation of the tools/equipment under development. Throughout a product's development cycle, this position requires strong cross-functional communication, requirements management, data analytics, and hands-on failure analysis to help launch new and exciting solutions that meet user needs. This is a fast-paced environment full of opportunities for innovation in new product test methods. The senior engineer will also mentor and support less experienced engineers in technical development.
Duties and Responsibilities- Act as subject matter expert with respect to product testing, reliability, requirements management and warranty analysis for new product designs and engineering changes
- Collaborate with design engineers and marketing to define the product specifications with respect to product life, durability, quality, and user needs
- Participate in, and conduct, design reviews to showcase project status, risks, and system readiness for testing and verification activities
- Develop and execute reliability, design, and validation assessments to support successful product introductions based on data driven evidence
- Responsible for ensuring completion of product qualification test plans, including functional, reliability, and durability testing
- Develop test procedures and prove out test methods based on new or established product designs to ensure power tools meet customer requirements
- Analyze and present product usage and risk assessments utilizing statistical techniques such as Weibull analysis, reliability distributions and stress-strength analysis
- Ensure timely failure reporting and perform root cause analysis for issues observed in life testing and/or field use
- Occasionally join end user research events to identify "critical to quality" (CtQ) requirements on mechanical and electrical design features
- Interact with global engineers, suppliers and manufacturing that participate in product commercialization
- Track and support multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and the Milwaukee Tool process
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, systems, robotics or other related engineering field
- 5 or more years of experience in product development, systems, reliability, test or similar function
- Experience including systems engineering fundamentals, requirements management and proven ability to lead a primary function within a project team
- Background in test development, verification, data collection and analytics. Experience with HALT and other reliability test methods a plus
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills and sound statistical application in areas such as Design of Experiments, sampling techniques, regression, reliability, FMEA, hypothesis testing, etc.
- Experience with life data analysis, reliability distributions, and related software is a plus (e.g. Minitab, Reliasoft Weibull++)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels with creative problem-solving capabilities.
- Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and ability to support multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge / Experience with the phases of residential and commercial construction as well as equipment usage is a plus
- Ability to travel 5-10% of the time is required (travel includes Domestic and International)
