Design Engineer II

Milwaukee Tool • Milwaukee, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Design Engineer II for their Product Support Engineering Team. This role focuses on the mechanical performance of power tools after they launch, ensuring they remain durable, capable, and manufacturable. The team investigates failures, drives design and process changes into production, and feeds learnings back into new product development using advanced analysis tools, hands-on testing, and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. The Design Engineer II will work in a fast-paced environment, solving problems on in-production products with minimal oversight and real project ownership. They will be responsible for mechanical design changes, performing various calculations and analyses (stress, FEA, tolerance, gear design, etc.), investigating field returns and failures to determine root cause, leading tool tear-down exercises, authoring engineering change notices, evaluating designs for material, cost, reliability, and serviceability, developing a manufacturing mindset for mass production, troubleshooting with manufacturing teams and suppliers, and interacting with suppliers on component selection and specification development. The role also involves creating manufacturing work instructions, evaluating data to confirm changes, participating in new product development (NPD) projects, and independently developing and analyzing test requests. The engineer will also acquire knowledge of Milwaukee Tool's development and manufacturing processes and facilitate technical meetings and presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of mechanical design experience in a related industry.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and GD&T, including the ability to apply appropriate drawing specifications for function
• Working capability in tolerance stack-up analysis and single-part FEA
• Demonstrated failure analysis and root cause problem-solving ability
• Excellent critical thinking skills and a hands-on attitude – you are comfortable taking a tool apart to understand how it works
• Ability to travel 10% of the time is required (travel includes Domestic and International).

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in product support, sustaining, or manufacturing engineering is strongly desired.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes such as die casting, injection molding, stamping, and machining, and specifications that control them
• Electro-Mechanical project accomplishments.
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving and corrective action methods such as 8D, DFMEA, and PFMEA
• Comfort evaluating production, test, or field data to support engineering decisions
• Willingness to learn skill sets outside primary discipline.
• Power tools experience will be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design changes on in-production power tools, from problem identification through validation and production implementation
• Perform a wide variety of calculations and software-aided analysis, including mechanical stress analysis, single-part and assembly FEA, tolerance and fit analyses, material and heat treat selection, lubrication, spur and helical gear design, statics and dynamics, noise and vibration, and a variety of machine element design
• Investigate field returns, warranty data, and production failures to determine root cause using structured problem-solving methods, and drive corrective actions to closure
• Lead tool tear-down exercises to identify product improvement and cost-reduction opportunities
• Author and derive engineering change notices, drawing updates, and GD&T specifications through release
• Evaluate product design relative to material selection, cost, reliability, and serviceability, and identify and execute design improvement opportunities
• Develop and apply a manufacturing mindset to designs so they can be effectively and efficiently mass produced, ensuring part and product specifications meet performance requirements while falling within process capabilities
• Work as a technical resource to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing teams and suppliers, both domestic and global
• Interact with component suppliers and manufacturers on component selection, process design, and specification development, and support supplier corrective actions
• Create and improve manufacturing work instructions, and evaluate production, test, and field data to confirm changes performed as intended
• Serve as a key participant in PSE touchpoints for active NPD projects, bringing field and production learnings into new designs before they launch
• Independently develop, write, and analyze test requests with the Milwaukee Tool Test Laboratory
• Schedule, develop agendas for, facilitate, and document technical meetings and formal presentations.
• Acquire knowledge and maintain an understanding of Milwaukee Tool’s development and manufacturing processes.

Benefits

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan.
• Education assistance.
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level