Global NPD Quality Engineer - Launch Readiness & Risk

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead manufacturing quality readiness for new product development, collaborating with Design, Reliability, and Global Manufacturing teams. The role focuses on risk visibility, issue management, and ensuring production readiness across sites.

You will drive PFMEA-based reviews, control plans, and quality documentation, while coordinating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely quality deliverables.

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 to30%.

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.
• Coordinate quality readiness activities between domestic teams and global factory Advanced Quality Engineering, SQE, AME, and Operations.
• 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

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, or equivalent education and experience

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

Work Instructions

Process Audits

Corrective Action systems

Job description

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead manufacturing quality readiness for new product development, collaborating with Design, Reliability, and Global Manufacturing teams. The role focuses on risk visibility, issue management, and ensuring production readiness across sites.

You will drive PFMEA-based reviews, control plans, and quality documentation, while coordinating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely quality deliverables.