Sr Quality/Reliability Engineer

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Precision Fastening Reliability Engineer to contribute to the life cycle of power-tool products. The role involves defining testing methods, documenting procedures, and collaborating with teams to ensure product reliability.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and over 5 years of experience in reliability and test engineering. Strong analytical skills and hands-on experience with data analytics are essential.

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Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in reliability, test engineering, and quality field.
• Hands-on experience with data acquisition systems and analytics.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Define test methods and product requirements for power-tool products.
• Develop test procedures and create test plans for product evaluation.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to meet product goals.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of reliability engineering

Experience with data analytics software

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

Minitab

LabVIEW

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 is 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.

The Precision Fastening Reliability Engineer’s primary duties are to utilize engineering skills to contribute to the life cycle of power‑tool products. The Precision Fastening Reliability Engineer will define the test methods and product requirements needed to ensure durable, disruptive, and market‑leading products and systems in advanced systems development and mass‑production portions of product life cycles.

A successful candidate will bring curiosity, accountability, and strong experience in requirements definition, test development, validation, and data acquisition to the Precision Fastening team. The candidate enjoys a fast‑paced work environment with excellent visibility and opportunities to grow.

Responsibilities

Product Development

• Be a subject matter expert in the Precision Fastening team with respect to test methods, product requirements, user needs, and reliability for precision fastening products
• Develop critical to quality (CTQ) requirements from collaboration with product management and participation in user needs research
• Collaborate with engineering and marketing to ensure product specifications with respect to all aspects of reliability, quality, and user needs are met
• Design experimental techniques to improve development and testing efforts
• Implement testing best practices within the Precision Fastening team
• Interact with global suppliers that participate in product development
• Track multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and the Milwaukee Tool process
• Research published standards and released products to drive understanding in a new, growing category.

Testing and Analysis

• Develop 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
• Communicate results, summaries, and implications of test results to a wide variety of stakeholders including technical and non‑technical leaders and decision makers
• Ensure timely failure reporting and drive root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventive actions
• Collaborate with global testing, manufacturing, and engineering teams to identify, evaluate, and resolve testing issues

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering (Reliability, Mechanical, Electrical, or other related disciplines)
• 5+ years of experience in related reliability, test engineering, and quality field
• 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++)
• Knowledge of measurement system analysis and capability studies (Gage R+R, Process Capability, Machine Capability), particularly as they relate to precision fastening applications
• 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.