Senior Reliability Engineer

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to join the Battery System Reliability team. You will collaborate with design, product marketing, manufacturing, supplier quality, and factory quality personnel to bring energized device products to market in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities include leading product development, defining reliability specs, optimizing tests, and performing data‑driven analyses to drive improvements and assist in risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent required.
• 5+ years in reliability/quality field.
• Experience with product commercialization across design, manufacturing, quality or reliability.
• Experience in quality engineering fundamentals and leading a project function.
• Proficient with DOE, life data analysis and related statistical tools (Minitab/Reliasoft).
• Strong written and verbal communication, problem solving and teamwork.
• Travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.
• ASQ CRE or DFSS/Six Sigma experience preferred; certification a plus.
• 2+ years in power electronics design/reliability is preferred; knowledge of safety standards (IEC, UL) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development and life cycle management with cross‑functional teams.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Marketing to define reliability specs and test validation.
• Develop and optimize testing plans to accelerate development.
• Conduct risk assessments during product development.
• Collaborate with global suppliers to ensure component quality.
• Track projects and ensure adherence to schedules and processes.
• Perform data analysis and present findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Lead FRACA investigations and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Reliasoft

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, which 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.

Milwaukee Tool is looking for a Senior Reliability Engineer to be part of the Battery System Reliability team. This role will be a vital part of the development of new energized device products that will provide power to the next generation of advanced power tools. As a senior reliability engineer, you will work with a cross‑functional team spanning design engineering, product marketing engineering, advanced manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, and factory quality personnel to bring products to market in a fast‑paced environment. This work environment requires the ability to quickly pivot, manage change, and analyze test data to make sound judgments; all in the effort to continue to deliver the outstanding products that our customers demand from Milwaukee Tool.

Duties and Responsibilities

Product Development and Life Cycle Management

• Collaborate and lead teams to evaluate new product designs and engineering changes with respect to product reliability, user requirements and warranty information
• Coordinate with Engineering and Marketing to define product specifications required for all aspects of test validation for reliability and quality requirements.
• Optimize product testing to shorten test durations, make concrete design decisions, and shorten the product development process.
• Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) during the product development cycle
• Collaborate with our Global suppliers to optimize the quality of the components that Milwaukee integrates into its product portfolio.
• Track multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and the Milwaukee Tool process.

Testing/Analysis

• Develop test plans and procedures based on new or established products, to ensure product meets customer requirements
• Lead test laboratories implementing test plans/procedures ensuring full test completion and best practices are utilized
• Apply statistical analysis and reliability modeling, to analyze product data to draw conclusions, and communicate findings through reports and presentations that are concise, logical, and definitive.
• Ensure timely failure reporting and lead root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventative actions (FRACA)

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or educational equivalent field
• 5+ years of experience in related reliability and quality field
• Experience with new product commercialization processes emphasizing design, manufacturing, quality, test or reliability activities
• Experience including training in quality engineering fundamentals and proven experience leading a primary function within a project team
• Previous relevant experience with Design of Experiments, life data analysis, and other related statistical tools and software (i.e. Minitab, Reliasoft)
• Written and verbal communication skills and creative problem‑solving capabilities
• Ability to travel 10% of the time is required (travel includes Domestic and International)
• Preferred: ASQ Reliability Engineering Certification (ASQ-CRE) or the ability and desire to achieve certification
• Preferred: Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or Six Sigma experience
• Preferred: 2+ years of experience working with power electronics design and reliability
• Preferred: Working knowledge of international safety standards and testing methods like IEC, UL, UN, etc relevant to energy storage products.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.