Global NPD Quality Engineer - Drive Launch Readiness & Risk

Techtronic Industries; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Quality Engineer to support successful launch of new products by driving manufacturing quality readiness, risk visibility, issue management, and cross-site alignment throughout the NPD lifecycle.

Reporting to a Manager of Quality / Reliability, you will collaborate with Design Engineering, Reliability Engineering, SQE, AME, and Operations to identify manufacturing risks early, support readiness reviews, and ensure quality concerns are documented and resolved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, or equivalent education and experience.
• 2–5 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, reliability, operations, supplier quality, or related engineering disciplines.
• Understanding of quality systems, risk management tools, process controls, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Familiarity with PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Process Audits, and Corrective Action systems preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate across multiple functions and global teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience with quality, manufacturing, or data-analysis tools is a plus.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Support creation, maintenance, and communication of NPD project quality readiness status, risks, issues, and closure plans.
• Assist in maintaining project Quality Readiness tracking and ensuring manufacturing quality risks are documented and communicated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in supplier risk reviews, manufacturing risk reviews, PFMEA reviews, control plan reviews, and production readiness activities.
• Support development and alignment of production test plans, fixture readiness plans, process controls, and manufacturing quality documentation.
• Help coordinate quality readiness activities between domestic teams and global factory Advanced Quality Engineering, SQE, AME, and Operations organizations.
• Track manufacturing, process, supplier, and quality issues identified during builds and support closure activities.
• Participate in Engineering Builds, Qualification Builds, and Production Readiness reviews and audits.
• Assist with execution and documentation of process audits, quality audits, and production readiness assessments.
• Support cross-site communication of lessons learned, process updates, PFMEA updates, PCP updates, and open quality concerns.
• Prepare project quality summaries, dashboards, status reports, and milestone review content for leadership and project teams.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, quality system enhancements, and manufacturing risk reduction.
• Consistent global, onsite engagement critical to success.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Operations/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Quality Engineer to support successful launch of new products by driving manufacturing quality readiness, risk visibility, issue management, and cross-site alignment throughout the NPD lifecycle.

Reporting to a Manager of Quality / Reliability, you will collaborate with Design Engineering, Reliability Engineering, SQE, AME, and Operations to identify manufacturing risks early, support readiness reviews, and ensure quality concerns are documented and resolved.