Sr. Reliability Engineer

Milwaukee Tool; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to advance product development and qualification of power tool lines. You will apply advanced reliability and quality practices, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help deliver high‑performance tools that meet user needs in a fast-paced setting.

Strong cross‑functional communication, experience with DOE, life data analysis and tools like Minitab and ReliaSoft are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 7+ years in reliability/quality roles.
• Master's degree with 5+ years in reliability/quality roles.
• Experience with new product commercialization, design, manufacturing, quality and reliability.
• Proficiency in Design of Experiments and life data analysis using Minitab/Reliasoft.

Responsibilities

• Develop and qualify power tool products with reliability focus.
• Lead risk assessments for new product development.
• Collaborate with engineering and marketing to define specifications for reliability and testing.
• Design experiments to improve development efforts and analyze results with statistical methods.

Skills

Reliability

Quality engineering

DOE

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

ReliaSoft

Weibull Analysis

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 Senior Reliability Engineer's primary duties are to utilize advanced level engineering skills to contribute to the development and qualification of power tool products. The Senior Reliability Engineer is a critical member of the New Product Development Team. This position requires strong cross‑functional communication skills and analytical expertise to help launch new, exciting and innovative solutions that meet user needs in a fast-paced environment.

Duties And Responsibilities

Product Development

• Act as subject matter expert with respect to product reliability, user requirements and warranty information for new product designs and engineering changes
• Participate in User Need Research to identify “critical to quality” (CtQ) requirements on mechanical and electrical design features
• Support Advanced Engineering activities targeted at CtQ needs
• Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing to define the products' specifications with respect to all aspects of reliability, quality and testing
• Design experiments and techniques to improve development efforts
• Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) for new product development projects during the product development cycle
• Interact with US and Asian suppliers that participate in product development

Testing/Analysis

• Develop test plans and procedures to ensure products meet customer requirements
• Ensure test laboratories implement test plans/procedures and best practices
• Analyze, draw conclusions, report and present product information utilizing statistical techniques such as Weibull analysis, reliability distributions/matrices and reliability models.
• Draw concise, logical, written conclusions from experiments based on data analysis
• Ensure timely failure reporting and lead root cause analysis and effective corrective/preventative actions (FRACA)

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field and 7 years of experience in similar reliability and quality role OR a Master of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field and 5 years of experience in similar reliability and quality role.
• Experience must include:
• New product commercialization processes emphasizing design, manufacturing, quality, test and/or reliability activities
• Training in quality engineering fundamentals and proven experience leading a primary function within a project team
• Design of Experiments, life data analysis, and other related statistical tools and software (i.e. Minitab, Reliasoft)
• Experience with lithium ion battery tools and technology is a plus
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (includes both domestic and international)

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.