Automation Engineer II: High-Impact Test Systems

Milwaukee Tool; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health, dental and vision plans

Generous 401(K) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness and support services

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking an Automation Engineer II to join our engineering team. You will develop automated test systems for service repair validation and work cross-functionally with Quality, Reliability, NPD, and Service Operations to deliver robust tooling.

The role requires a bachelor’s in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, 2+ years in electrical design with CAD, and hands-on experience with industrial systems, sensors, and PLCs. Domestic travel up to 15% is expected.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ Years’ experience in electrical design utilizing CAD.
• Experience with root cause analysis tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA).
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles is a plus.
• Hands on experience with building, integrating, and debugging industrial systems.

Responsibilities

• Create and upkeep electrical schematics for system power, safety, measurements and panel layouts CAD.
• Specify and approve system design stage uncertainty for all measurement devices.
• Work with calibration vendor to verify uncertainty during integration.
• Specify facilities power requirements for the system.
• Develop equipment and test systems to support Service Hubs and Factory Service Centers.
• Integrate and troubleshoot physical hardware, sensors, and motion devices across service centers.
• Create system documentation including BOM and operating instructions.
• Analyze project risks and provide assessment to leadership.

Skills

Electrical CAD

System integration

Root cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

National Instruments

SAP

AutoCAD

Job description

Milwaukee Tool is seeking an Automation Engineer II to join our engineering team. You will develop automated test systems for service repair validation and work cross-functionally with Quality, Reliability, NPD, and Service Operations to deliver robust tooling.

The role requires a bachelor’s in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, 2+ years in electrical design with CAD, and hands-on experience with industrial systems, sensors, and PLCs. Domestic travel up to 15% is expected.