Sr. Project Engineer

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401k

On-site cafeteria

State-of-the-art fitness facility

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to manage multiple low to moderately complex engineering projects with minimal direction. You will provide project management and technical direction to ensure successful and timely implementation.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive milestones, and collaborate across local and global teams. A strong background in NPD, scheduling, and design reviews is essential, with travel up to 15% and a focus on cost, performance and schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience in related field.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Proven success in mass-produced product design.
• Experience managing low to moderately complex new product development projects.
• Broad knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes; part costing.
• Good understanding of supplier, quality, and purchasing roles.
• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills.
• Results-driven with the ability to meet aggressive schedules.
• Ability to develop productive relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Travel 10-15%.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership over multiple design projects; guides team and reviews work.
• Develops schedules, facilitates meetings, and tracks progress; presents status.
• Manages projects within budget and scheduling guidelines.
• Coordinates planning for low to moderate complexity projects and identifies risks.
• Understands the NPD process from concept to launch and evaluates maturity.
• Frames tradeoff discussions with Marketing and cross-functional teams.
• Ensures clear communication with international teams and management.
• Escalates project developments or issues promptly.
• Identifies design/manufacturing hurdles and suggests improvements.
• Works with Operations, Quality and Suppliers to deliver conforming products.
• Motivates cross-functional teams toward objectives; focuses on cost, performance, schedule.
• Maintains collaboration and strong relationships with internal and external partners.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Mechanical Engineering preferred

Tools

3D CAD

Tolerance analysis

Job description

Job Description:

A Senior Project Engineer for Milwaukee Tool is responsible for managing multiple low to moderately complex engineering projects with minimal direction. Individuals in this position will provide project management and necessary technical direction to assure successful and timely implementation of projects.

Milwaukee Electric Tool offers benefits on your first day of work (health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k) and an excellent working environment that includes an on-site cafeteria as well as a state of the art fitness facility!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership over multiple low to moderately complex design projects. Gives direction, guidance and engineering expertise to local and global team members. Reviews work of designers, engineers and other project team members. Set goals for the team under the supervision of department manager.

• Develops Schedules, agendas, facilitates and documents project meetings. Tracks project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines. Regularly makes presentations of project status.

• Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.

• Able to coordinate project planning efforts for low to moderate complexity projects. Identify critical path tasks and project risks with supervision.

• Applies a good understanding of the NPD process from conception through product launch. Anticipates engineering deliverables in all phases. Clearly understands the philosophies behind the various NPD phases and is able to objectively determine the maturity level of a design, development process, and use of the CTQ matrix.

• Frame up technical tradeoff discussions with Marketing and other cross function team members. Exercise effective scheduling of development work to meet overall project milestones.

• Ensure effective communication with cross functional international team as well as management team. This includes daily team communications as well as high level project summaries.

• Timely and appropriate escalation of project or team developments or issues

• Identify possible design/manufacturing hurdles that must be overcome to manufacture product. Effectively scrutinize designs for potential weaknesses and suggest improvements.

• Work with Operations, Quality and Suppliers to confirm delivery of conforming products.

• Motivate cross functional team to work toward, and accomplish, project objectives. Maintain focus of project team on cost, performance and schedule.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience in related field.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Preferred degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Proven success in past work experience in designing a product that was mass produced.

• Experience in managing low to moderately complex new product development projects.

• Must possess a high level of engineering aptitude including a broad knowledge of materials and manufacturing process associated Milwaukee Tool products. Solid understanding of part costing methodology.

• Good understanding of engineering specifications and the roles of Suppliers, Quality, and Purchasing in delivering conforming parts and assemblies.

• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills.

• Results driven and deadline orientated. Ability to manage projects to aggressive schedules and results. Ability to handle fast paced, and agile culture. Ability to adapt to constant change and competing priorities.

• Thrive in a collaborative work environment. Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships, and influence and educate internal team members and external suppliers.

• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.

• Basic understanding of 3D CAD, and familiarity with tolerance analysis.

• 10-15% travel required.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.