Advanced Quality Engineer

Milwaukee Tool Corp.; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool in Brookfield, WI seeks an Advanced Quality Engineer to lead quality and reliability activities within cross-functional teams from NPD to support. You will drive CTQ alignment, supplier development, and time-to-market objectives while reporting to the Quality Manager.

You will apply Six Sigma, Weibull, Minitab and robust statistical methods to improve process capability, perform risk assessments, and translate customer needs into product requirements. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (manufacturing/industrial/mechanical) or equivalent.
• Experience in Advanced Quality, Quality Engineering or Reliability Engineering.
• Experience with advanced statistical methods (Six Sigma, Weibull, regression).

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct advanced quality and reliability activities in projects.
• Develop QC mitigation strategies for high-risk specs with global teams.
• Coordinate audits, inspections, and control plans across supply chain.
• Perform reliability analyses and design risk assessments.
• Drive supplier quality and field data for product health.

Skills

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Statistical analysis

Six Sigma

Weibull analysis

Minitab

Risk assessment

Quality engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Weibull analysis

Cpk / Ppk analysis

Job description

Job Description:As an Advanced Quality Engineer for Milwaukee Tool, you will be located at our Corporate & Global Design Headquarters in Brookfield, WI reporting to the Quality Manager. Throughout a product’s development cycle, this position requires cross-functional communication skills and analytical expertise to help launch new and exciting solutions that meet user needs. You will work in a fast-paced environment to innovate new products as a member of a cross-functional team.Reporting to the Quality Manager provides quality engineering services to cross-functional project teams which include New Product Development, Product Support, and Value Engineering. Primary duties are to lead and direct the advanced quality and reliability activities of project teams to successfully meet Project Quality/Reliability Objectives as well as project goals including Supplier Development, Time-To-Market, Cost, and Performance. Should be able to demonstrate strong problem-solving & critical thinking skills and show proactiveness in executing deliverables.Quality Engineering Responsibilities (60%):Work with the global quality teams to develop QC mitigation strategies for high-risk specifications.Coordinate quality planning activities such as auditing, inspection, and control plans (incoming, in-process and outgoing) that drive user need CtQ requirements through product specifications and into manufacturing processes.Collaborate with US, European, and Asian-based manufacturing and supplier representatives to ensure operational readiness of new product launchesEnsure manufacturing process stability and capability through the use of advanced statistical methods; including Six Sigma methods, and Ppk and Cpk analysis and interpretationParticipate in the evaluation and selection of suppliers.Able to call, lead and conduct global, cross-functional team members with the following participants: New product development engineering, internal/external operations/suppliers, quality, and supply chain.Provide technical guidance to the PRC and US-based supplier quality teams.Monitor, investigate, and report field product reviews, utilizing various user feedback data streams to determine overall product health and assess risk of product quality.Reliability Engineering Responsibilities (40%):Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing to translate customer needs into product requirements and specifications.Support the product design process including benchmarking and testing of concepts & prototypes.Develop and execute test procedures to validate product specifications and ensure Quality and Reliability readiness.Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) during the product development cycle.Perform reliability analysis, using advanced statistical techniques including Weibull, Minitab, and other statistical tools.Interpret and present advanced statistical data to a cross-functional team in a concise format.Perform failure analysis, and recommend solutions with corrective action, as required.Proactively seek out quality improvements for new and existing products.Education and Experience Requirements:Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or equivalentPrevious experience with Advanced Quality, Quality Engineering and/or Reliability Engineering conceptsExperience with use of advanced statistical methods and techniques in the Reliability and/or Quality disciplines (including Six Sigma methods, Weibull, Linear Regression, etc)Extremely critical thinker, able to evaluate and identify risks in the early product development cycle and able drive projects to mitigate those risks.Experience in manufacturing environments is highly preferred.Ability to travel 20% of the time.Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.