Reliability Engineer II

TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join Milwaukee Tool. The candidate will utilize engineering skills for product development and qualification, defining test methods and product requirements. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 2-5 years of relevant experience.

This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, developing test procedures, and ensuring product reliability through rigorous analysis. Excellent communication and analytical problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in product development or reliability roles.
• Strong analytical skills in statistical applications.

Responsibilities

• Define test methods and product requirements for new tools.
• Develop new test procedures for product performance evaluation.
• Collaborate with teams to define CTQ requirements.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Statistical analysis

Hands-on data acquisition

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees. We invest in each person’s growth and development from day one.

The Reliability Engineer’s primary duties are to utilize engineering skills to contribute to the development and qualification of power tool products. The Reliability Engineer will define the test methods and product requirements needed to develop durable, disruptive, and market‑leading products. A successful candidate will bring curiosity, accountability, and strong experience in requirements definition, test development, validation, data acquisition and statistical analysis to the New Product Development team. The candidate enjoys a fast‑paced work environment with excellent visibility and opportunities to grow.

Duties and Responsibilities

Product Development

• Be a subject‑matter expert in the New Product Development team with respect to test methods, product requirements, user needs, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing to define Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements with respect to all aspects of reliability, quality, and user needs.
• Support the product design process including benchmarking and testing of concepts and prototypes.
• Lead risk assessments (design and manufacturing) during the product development cycle.
• Design experimental techniques to improve development and testing efforts.
• Track multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and the Milwaukee Tool process.
• Proactively seek out quality improvements for new and existing products.

Testing and Analysis

• Develop new test procedures and create test plans to evaluate product performance against user and product requirements.
• Effectively document test plans, procedures, and best practices for execution in test laboratories.
• Perform data analysis, post‑processing, and visualization of test data.
• Summarize test results with statistical techniques and present concise, logical, written conclusions.
• Ensure timely failure reporting and drive root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventive actions (FRACA).

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with 2‑5 years of experience in similar product development, reliability, test, or quality roles.
• Strong analytical problem‑solving skills and sound statistical application in areas such as Design of Experiments, sampling techniques, regression, reliability, FMEAs, hypothesis testing, etc.
• Hands‑on experience with data acquisition systems, data analytics, and related software (e.g. Python, nCode Glyphworks, Dewesoft, LabVIEW).
• Experience with life data analysis, reliability distributions, and statistical analysis, and related software (e.g. Minitab, Reliasoft Weibull++).
• Experience in troubleshooting, fault detection, failure analysis, and automating tests/measurements and analysis.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels with creative problem‑solving capabilities.
• Ability to travel 10% (includes both domestic and international).

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.