Design Engineer II

Milwaukee Tool • Milwaukee, MT

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Milwaukee Tool's Product Support Engineering Team is responsible for the mechanical performance of power tools after they launch. This team ensures tools continue to exceed expectations by making them more durable, capable, and manufacturable. They achieve this by investigating failures to their root cause, driving design and process changes into high-volume production, and feeding learnings back into future product generations. This is accomplished using advanced analysis tools, extensive hands-on testing, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, and cross-functional agility. The Design Engineer II is a member of a fast-paced, cross-functional team focused on solving problems for products already in production. This role involves investigating failures, designing and validating solutions, and implementing them through manufacturing with a high degree of ownership and minimal oversight.

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 sets 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