Sr Quality/Reliability Engineer

TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Precision Fastening Reliability Engineer to define test methods and product requirements, ensuring durable, market-leading fastening solutions. You will work with product management, engineering, and marketing to align on CTQ criteria and reliability targets.

The role requires 5+ years in reliability or quality, strong analytics, and hands-on data systems expertise. Located in Brookfield, WI, it offers exposure to global teams and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years in reliability, test engineering, or quality.
• Strong analytical skills with statistics knowledge.
• Hands-on with data acquisition systems and related software.

Responsibilities

• Be subject matter expert for test methods and reliability for precision fastening products.
• Develop CTQ requirements with product management and user research.
• Collaborate with engineering/marketing to meet specs for reliability and quality.
• Design experimental techniques to improve development and testing.
• Implement testing best practices within the team.
• Coordinate with global suppliers during product development.
• Manage multiple projects to meet schedules and Milwaukee Tool processes.
• Review published standards and products to guide new categories.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

nCode GlyphWorks

Dewesoft

Minitab

Reliasoft Weibull++

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. 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.

Duties and 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/preventative 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.

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.