Job Description

As Design Engineer you would report to a member of the senior engineering staff. To be successful in this role you will need to be a driven, self-starter with the ability to use traditional engineering analytic problem solving combined with a desire to focus on manufacturing processes, experimental methods, and a scientific/R-D approach. You will need to push creative possibilities to ultimately gain market share with new technologies, innovations, and products. Additionally, under the leadership of a Project Leader, this position will support all technical needs, including operations, purchasing, brand, quality marketing and NPD engineering.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide multiple design, manufacturing, and process options to engineering problems.
• Work with a Project Leader to support all technical requests from departments including operations, purchasing, brand, quality marketing and NPD engineering.
• Work with a marketing and reliability team to develop comprehensive test plans to evaluate all aspects of product specifications, performance, and reliability.
• Work directly with the Milwaukee Tool Test Lab and technicians to conceptualize and develop new tests and improve existing tests.
• Analyze data sets using both practical and statistical means.
• Use mechanical design and stress analysis, material and heat treat selection, experimental techniques, statistical data analysis, and other engineering tools to develop theories and support conclusions.
• Seek out and help qualify new suppliers, both international and domestic, for prototyping, development, NPD, and other supply chain needs. Travel will be required.
• Interact with existing suppliers, quality, and manufacturing, both international and domestic, on a daily basis to develop new products and processes and to support/develop improvements to current products and processes.
• Present technical data/findings, concepts, and other project related material to cross-functional team members as well as members of management.
• Create solid models, drawings, work instructions, standards, and other engineering documents in support of any technical need.
• Plan, prioritize, manage, and execute all engineering deliverables to meet overall project deadlines.
• Participates in product development meetings and may make recommendations to product design changes to enhance manufacturing and assembly.
• Works with manufacturing to trouble-shoot problems, upgrades, retrofits, set-ups, methods development, and the development of process parameters.
• May assume lead role in small or sub-section of large project, as assigned.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering; or similar field.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in related design field.
• GD&T basics (usage and interpretation)
• Tolerance Stack Up Analysis – Basic assemblies
• CAD proficiency (NX, CREO, SOLID WORKS).
• Drawings Interpretation.
• Experience with FEA.
• Excellent ability and desire to work collaboratively within cross-functional project teams comprised of domestic and international team members.
• Exhibit developing mechanical aptitude and a continuous drive to learn is required.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and hands-on attitude.

Others

• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and Power Point.
• Willingness to learn skill sets outside primary discipline.
• Ability to travel 15% of the time is required (travel includes National and International).
• High interest in tools of the trade.
• Proven experience in NPD process.