Manager Design Engineering, Power Tools

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health, dental and vision plans

Generous 401(k) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness, fitness center, food

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Manager of Design Engineering for Power Tools to lead new product development and drive engineering excellence across batteries, motors, and electronics. You will mentor engineers and project leaders while coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet schedule, cost, and performance targets.

The role emphasizes resource planning, risk management, test planning, CAD/CAE tools, and AI-enabled productivity.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering; graduate studies in PM, Finance, Marketing, or Organizational studies preferred.
• Minimum 10 years engineering experience in related field.
• Experience leading engineering departments and new product development teams preferred.
• Technical cross-functional leadership.
• Financial acumen including manufacturing cost drivers.
• Talent development.
• Experience managing moderate complexity projects/subsystems of larger projects.
• Mechanical engineering aptitude and electrical systems integration experience.
• Working design knowledge of Milwaukee product technologies.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
• Proficient in engineering analysis methods; CAD/CAE tools.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to maximize productivity and engineering rigor preferred.
• Experience with NVH, fluid dynamics or thermal engineering preferred.
• Self-starter, hands-on, fast-paced.
• Strong communication skills.
• Willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and direct new product development activities within the department.
• Ensure all projects are complete on time, at cost, and within budget.
• Develop resource plans.
• Ability to proactively manage risk.
• Regularly present engineered project status, schedule updates, and financial updates to stakeholders.
• Manage cross-functional relationships across the business to support standardization and development.
• Recruit, develop and coach engineering team members and project leaders.
• Develop and improve business and department processes.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Talent development

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE tools

Job description

Manager of Design Engineering, Power Tools

Innoavate without boundaries! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success - so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions on our electrical engineering teams. Our Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power solutions changing the lives of our users. Every developmental phase of these critical components happens in-house under the watch of this team. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities; something unique within the industry. And we're pushing the limits in firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and the use of artificial intelligence.

Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.

Year after year, our team continues to make significant breakthroughs in the industry. We're just getting started.

Disruptive through these duties and responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and direct new product development activities within the department.
• Ensure all projects are complete on time, at cost, and within budget.
• Develop resource plans.
• Ability to proactively manage risk.
• Regularly present engineered project status, schedule updates, and financial updates to stakeholders.
• Manage cross functional relationships across the business to support standardization and development
• Recruit, develop and coach engineering team members and project leaders.
• Develop and improve business and department processes.

What tools you'll bring with you

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Graduate studies preferred in the business areas such as Project Management, Finance, Marketing, or Organizational studies. Formal project management training preferred.
• Minimum 10 years engineering experience in related field.
• Experience managing engineering departments and new product development teams is preferred.
• Technical cross functional leadership.
• Financial acumen including manufacturing cost drivers associated with materials, labor & overhead.
• Talent development.
• Experience successfully managing moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects.
• Must possess a high level of Mechanical engineering aptitude and Electrical systems integration experience.
• Must have a working design knowledge of a wide variety of the technologies associated with Milwaukee products.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
• Proficient in the use of engineering analysis methods and CAD/CAE tools that facilitate robust design.
• Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence tools to maximize productivity and engineering rigor is preferred.
• Experience with NVH, fluid dynamics or thermal engineering is preferred.
• Must be a self-starter, hands-on and able to work in fast paced environment.
• Must possess great communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel.

We provide these great perks and benefits

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan.
• Education assistance.
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service. - And many more,

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.