Job Description

Sr.MaterialsEngineer–Polymers

INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success – so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions on our electrical engineering teams. Our Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power solutions changing the lives of our users. Every developmental phase of these critical components happens in-house under the watch of this team. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities; something unique within the industry. And we’re pushing the limits in firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and the use of artificial intelligence. 

Behind our doors you’ll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen. 

Year after year, our team continues to make significant breakthroughs in the industry. We’re just getting started. To learn more about our story click HERE. 

TheSr.Materials Engineerwillidentify, develop, and supportapplications that areinnovative &desirable for use in Power Tools and contribute to theirlong-term continuous improvement

As an engineer for Milwaukee Tool,you will be located at our Corporate & Global Design Headquarters in Brookfield, WI, and be part of arapidlygrowingcompany. You will work in a fast-paced environment to innovate new products as a member of a cross-functional team. One of the most rewarding aspects of the job is seeing a product you designed from concept to production in the hands of professionals. Milwaukee Tool offers generous benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance,and 401k matching, as well as providing an excellent working environment that includes an on-site cafeteria, state of the art fitness facility, recreational sports leagues,and company outings.

You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

MATERIALS / ENGINEERING

• Research & develop newpolymertechnologies(plastics,elastomers, composites, adhesives, and coatings), systems and manufacturing techniques

• Apply knowledge& understandingto definehigh performancesolutions

• Identify engineering trends and drive strategies to guide the organization’s technical direction

• Review intellectual property and technical publications to identify opportunities for development

• Provide technical leadership, direction, guidance and engineering expertisetothe organization

• Provideanalysis,expertise &recommendations for material selection, tooling,andprocessing

• Perform root cause failure analysis of field & test failures

• Self-motivation to lead material/process investigations to solve and/or prevent quality issues

• Provideas-neededsupport tosuppliers &production facilities for engineering builds, product launches, mass production,qualityissuesand continuous improvement activities

• Recognize inefficiencies in materials applications and sponsor improvementand cost/weight-savingactivities

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Independently schedule, develop agendas for, facilitate and document technicalprojectmeetings and formal presentations

• Drawconcise, logical, writtenconclusions from experiments andpresent recommendations to a variety of company levels and educational disciplines

• Effectively identify and communicate issues to upper management in a clear, concise and timely manner while driving action based on urgency

• Manage external relationships with university research teams, start-up companies, professional societies & associations and external testing experts

• Mentor and train junior engineers in their design, material selection,and failure analysis

What TOOLS you’ll bring with you:

• BSin Materials ScienceEngineeringwith polymers focusMaster’s degreepreferred, butnot required

• 8+ yearshands-on, practicalexperience inpolymer manufacturing, testing, R&D, and design.

• Experience with various materials, manufacturing &applications-emphasis onplastics,elastomers,thermoset resins,adhesives& coatings

• Understanding & experience with rapid prototyping, injection molding &overmoldingtechnologies

• Excellentproblem-solvingskills and a hands-on attitude.

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and Power Point.

• Ability to travel10% of the timetosuppliers, development partners, productionfacilities & conferences

• Travel between local buildings (MenomoneeFalls & Brookfield)for use of analysis equipment.

• Experience with failure analysis & fractography

• Preferred thermal analysis knowledge – TGA, DSC, DMA

• Preferred compositionaltesting knowledge– FTIR, SEM/EDS, GCMS, XRF, MFR

• Preferred mechanical testingknowledge– Tensile/Flex, Fatigue, Creep& Impact

• Proficiencyin CAD(NX, Fusion 360)and FEA(Ansys) softwareis preferred

• Competency in Moldflowsimulation isdesirable, butnot required.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.