Product Safety Engineer II

TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Education assistance

On-site fitness

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to join its Brookfield, WI headquarters. You will define safety requirements, coordinate hazard analyses, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, high‑quality power tools and battery systems.

This role emphasizes risk assessment, design reviews, and communication with designers, project managers, and reliability engineers, aiming to minimize injury and product failures while meeting industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical equivalent.
• Experience with hazard analysis and safety reviews.
• Knowledge of Li-ion battery packs/systems and power tools.

Responsibilities

• Define safety requirements as part of a cross-functional design team.
• Conduct Hazard Analysis Reviews with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Review test results and determine acceptability of safety features.
• Review operator manuals and on-product markings for safety compliance.

Skills

Hazard Analysis

Safety Engineering

Cross‑functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)

Tools

FMEA

Fault Tree Analysis

Electrical Circuit Analysis

Job description

Job Description

Come be DISRUPTIVE with us! At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization that’s why we invest in an individual’s growth and development from day one. All our teams touch every step of the process, that is why our Engineering teams are some of the key contributors to our continuous innovations. The fast‑paced, agile environment continuously delivers disruptive technologies by providing every team with the resources needed to excel and working directly with End Users to understand how to deliver heavy duty products with high performance. We create Best in Class products by leveraging advanced analysis tools, extensive testing regimes, state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing processes and cross‑functional agility. To learn more about the Milwaukee story and our company click HERE.

As a Product Safety Engineer for Milwaukee Tool, you will be located at our Corporate Headquarters in Brookfield, WI. You will work in a fast‑paced environment to define safety requirements as a member of a cross‑functional design team. You will utilize engineering skills to contribute to the development and qualification of new products within Milwaukee Tool.

Your primary duty is to assist in the coordination and execution of Hazard Analysis Reviews of Milwaukee products.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Define safety requirements as a member of a cross‑functional design team.
• Contribute to the development and qualification of new products for the New Product Development business unit.
• Conduct Hazard Analysis Reviews with cross‑functional engineering teams to perform risk assessments of concepts, designs, and products.
• Advise Project Leaders, Product Managers, Design Engineers, and Reliability Engineers regarding safety requirements including tests and design constraints to minimize risk of injury and/or property damage.
• Effectively communicate with a diverse range of technical and non‑technical team members.
• Support the execution of Hazard Analysis Reviews and other safety activities on assigned categories based on industry safety standards, product rules, and product regulations.
• Review embedded system designs.
• Conduct product design and construction reviews.
• Review test results and determine acceptability.
• Review operator's manuals, on‑product markings, and other technical communications.

Education & Work Experience Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical or Mechanical preferred) or technical equivalent.

Minimum Requirements of Role: Handling product safety activities, regulatory listings design of power tools, Li‑ion battery packs/systems, battery chargers, outdoor power equipment or consumer products Risk‑Based Hazard Analysis Perform and review failure mode and effects analysis Fault Tree Analysis Electrical Circuit Analysis.

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, check out our benefits site HERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety. Milwaukee® is known for their world‑leading M12™, M18™, and MX FUEL™ cordless systems, the ground‑breaking performance of their cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery‑powered outdoor power equipment, jobsite lighting and clean‑up, time‑saving accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT™ Modular Storage Products. The company is dedicated to delivering a steady stream of advanced, trade‑specific solutions. Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin‑based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) (HKEx stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY). For more information on the full line of Milwaukee® products, please call 1-800-SAWDUST or visit Milwaukee Tool.

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